Several symposiums are already scheduled and include roundtable discussions and presentations by executive departments, as well as OMB and congressional staffs. We review all CD-435s and contact the requisitioning office to determine if the purchase can be made on a VISA Purchase Card. ITA employees are also reminded that they cannot make purchases on behalf of their office and request reimbursement from the Government. Nominations for the Under Secretary's Award - Reminder Nominations for the Under Secretary's Awards are due February 29, 2000. The Under Secretary's Award Program recognizes employees who have shown superior performance throughout the year and have contributed significantly to the achievement of ITA goals and objectives.
Diversity training is mandatory for supervisors and managers serving a probationary period.
To enroll, employees should submit an ITA registration form to the Career Development Division by March 17, 2000. All positions within the Department of Commerce must be assigned a level of sensitivity or risk, commensurate with their assigned duties and responsibilities, as they relate to national security. The purpose for designating position sensitivity is to ensure that the employee undergoes the appropriate type of investigative processing. The immediate supervisor or manager having responsibility for the position is primarily responsible, in coordination with the Office of Human Resources Management, for designating the sensitivity or risk level of an employee's position. The position sensitivity or risk designation must be based on an overall assessment of the damage that an individual, by virtue of occupying the position, could cause to national security or to the integrity of the Department.