Commerce News for 11/3/2009
 E-mail Retention Tutorial. Effective October 1, 2009 Executive Order 18, E-mail retention tutorial will be provided on-line to all employees. Please click here to review memo from Director Coleman.
State Employees 2009 Wellness. This event is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 from 9 am – 3 pm at the NC State Fairgrounds (Jim Graham Building) in Raleigh. The Wellness Expo is targeted to employees and retirees in the Triangle area. Attached please find a flyer. If you have any questions about the 2009 Wellness Expo, please feel free to contact Mike Chapman, at 919 807-4824 or via email at mike.chapman@osp.nc.gov. To view flyer click here.
Student Loan Repayment Program. One of the initiatives under the Special Emphasis Project for Young Employees is the identification of educational assistance opportunities.
Click here to read the memorandum from Director Coleman.
New Performance Management Plan 
Help Desk Update
The Help Desk is now operated by the Office of Information Technology Services, and is tasked with providing installation and support of approved hardware, software, and services to the divisions within the Department of Commerce.
Requests for computer related issues should be directed to the ITS help desk:
Requests to reset your password, or for support with CMS, Web, and other Commerce applications (AppTrack, SEMTEK, Sites & Buildings, Redbook, etc.) should be directed to the Commerce help desk.
Employee Appreciation Letter from Governor Perdue
WARN Notice Report View the current WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Report produced by the Division of Workforce Development.
Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) Video These videos are provided in conjunction with the Commerce Critical Incident Procedures and State Capitol Police as a training resource to inform Commerce employees of measures to be followed in the event of a building lockdown. All such efforts are intended to prepare employees for any unexpected building intrusion by someone wishing to impose harm and are for the general safety and well being of Commerce employees.
RIDE TTA & CAT FOR FREE. Get your GoPass. Contact your Parking Coordinator to obtain your free G/oPass. This pass allows eligible state government employees to ride TTA and CAT buses any day of the week to work or play, free of charge EXCEPT for State Fair and University events, i.e. football games, etc…
For more information: www.rideTTA.org
Commuting Alternatives for State Government Employees
OSBM Travel Directive Amendment - State agencies should continue to set an example by encouraging the coordination of state employees ridesharing during out-of-town trips and by the use of other energy conservation activities, including carpooling to and from work. Information about carpooling, vanpooling, finding park and ride lots, and public transit services can be found at the following:
Please be advised !! ALERT !! There is a fax being sent to North Carolina schools from a business called “State Employee Benefits Division” regarding 401(k) and 403(b) plans. This is not from the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer’s Retirement Systems Division.
We are investigating the matter further, but wanted to make you aware of the situation, as the fax asks employers to forward the information to employees. We will keep you apprised if we learn anything more. Thank you.
Meredith Rouse Davis
Communications Manager
NC Retirement Systems
325 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603-1385
Phone: (919) 508-1018
NC SECU Phishing Scheme -
!! ALERT !! Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on the following phishing scheme. If you recieve a text message with the following:
FRM: auto-notice@ncsecu.org
MSG: State Employees CU urgent notification: unusual activity, please verify your online information at 877-336-6029
The NC SECU does not have text message notification. Also, the phone number does not belong to NC SECU.
www.firstgov.gov - FirstGov is a one-stop, easy-to-use web portal to all government online services. This means that you can click onto this web site and quickly find and conduct business without needing to know which department or agency provides it. FirstGov helps you cut through governmental red tape to find online services that matter to you.
E-clips for 11/3/2009
Franklin County is getting 72 jobs
Dell to refund money early
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