| Series 100: Agency Organization & Legal Affairs |
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Series 100 Interim Update #10-06 - Creation of the Office of Management Services (M/MS) Within the Bureau for Management (M)
Issued: 11/09/2010 Posted: 12/16/2010
This Interim Update, IU1 10-06, is a duplicate of IU5 10-10. This Interim Update announces an update to the original notice. Please refer to the corrected Policy Notice issued on October 1, 2010.
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Series 100 Interim Update #10-08 - UPDATED: Creation of the Office of Management Services
(M/MS) Within the Bureau for Management (M)
Issued: 11/09/2010 Posted: 12/16/2010
This Interim Update, IU1 10-08, is a duplicate of IU5 10-12. This Interim Update announces a correction to Policy Notice 09127, which announced the creation of the Office of Management Services (M/MS) within the Bureau for Management (M). This IU announces that Ms. Beth Salamanca will serve as Acting Director of the newly created office.
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| Series 300: Acquisition & Assistance |
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Series 300 Interim Update #10-11 - New Additional Help Document On Closing Out Acquisition and Assistance Awards for ADS 302, USAID Direct Contracting, and ADS 303, Grants and Cooperative Agreements To Non-Governmental Organizations
Issued: 10/08/2010 Posted: 12/16/2010
This interim updated announces a new Additional Help document to help Contracting and Agreement Officers follow the basic steps for the administrative closeout of physically completed acquisition and assistance instruments.
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ADS Chapter 303 Grants and Cooperative Agreements To Non-Governmental Organizations
Issued: 11/08/2010 Posted: 12/20/2010
M/OAA incorporated revised policy on Fixed Obligation Grants and the Simplified Grant Format, as announced in General Policy Notice 1135, dated 11/08/2010, into ADS Chapter 303. Administrator Shah approved these revisions on October 30, 2010, as part of the Agency's Implementation and Procurement Reform Initiative.
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Series 300 Interim Update #10-12 - Revisions to ADS 303, Grants and Cooperative Agreements to Non-Governmental Organizations, Provisions on Fixed Obligation Grants (FOGs) and Simplified Grants Format
Issued: 11/08/2010 Posted: 12/16/2010
This Interim Update announces a new Additional Help document, Awarding FOGs to Non- Governmental Organizations, and a new Mandatory Reference, FOG Entity Eligibility Checklist for ADS 303. This Interim Update also provides the proposed changes in ADS 303 for FOGs (previously under ADS 303.3.24, Simplified Grant Format), to emphasize its importance as an assistance mechanism.
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Series 400 Interim Update #10-20 - Provision for Crediting Prior Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate
Issued: 11/22/2010 Posted: 12/08/2010
This Interim Update provides policy guidance on the provision for crediting prior service for annual leave accrual, in accordance with section 202(a) of the Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-411, October 30, 2004) and 5 CFR Part 630.
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ADS Mandatory Reference 477maa- A Guide to Authorizing Separate Maintenance Allowance (SMA) and ADS Additional Help Reference 477saa- SMA Checklist for ADS 477, Overseas Allowances and Differentials
Issued: 10/20/2010 Posted: 12/16/2010
Issuance of a New Mandatory Reference, 477maa, A Guide to Authorizing Separate Maintenance Allowance (SMA) and Additional Help Document 477saa, SMA Checklist for ADS 477, Overseas Allowances and Differentials.
These references are updates to USAID's policy and procedures for processing and approving Separate Maintenance Allowance (SMA) in response to recent audit findings by the Office of Inspector General. The purpose of the update is to clarify responsibilities, ensure greater accountability, and strengthen internal controls to prevent fraudulent and improper granting of the allowance.
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ADS Chapter 418 - Merit Staffing Program for Civil Service (CS) Employees
Issued: 12/14/2010 Posted: 12/28/2010
ADS 418 is revised in its entirety.
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ADS Mandatory Reference 418mac - Upward Mobility Program
Issued: 12/14/2010 Posted: 12/28/2010
Added as a new internal mandatory reference for ADS 418 - Information Management.
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Series 400 Interim Update #10-21 - Extension of 24-Hour Leave Without Pay (LWOP) Family Support Policy To Same-Sex Domestic Partners of Federal Employees
Issued: 12/14/2010 Posted: 12/28/2010
The Agency is extending 24-hour leave without pay (LWOP) family support to same-sex domestic partners of Federal employees.
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| Series 500: Management Services |
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ADS Mandatory Reference 501maa - ADS Chapters and Authors List
Issued:11/17/2010 Posted: 12/03/2010
Changed author of ADS 110 from Gloria Blackwell to Robert C. Hill to Sherinette Solomon. Also updated the current office symbol from EOP to OCRD/PD. Beth Salamanca confirmed symbols changes for M/AS/IRD, M/AS/TT, and M/AS/FMD to M/MS/IRD, M/MS/TT, and M/MS/FMD for ADS 105, 502, 505, 506, 507, 510-539 and Handbooks 23, chapt 11 and 25 chapter 42. Per Nancy Combs and Bill Buckhold, ADS Chapters 157 is TBD and ADS Chapter 158 TBD. Chapter 540 is now Celida Malone from Joe Gueron. ADS 602 is now Angela McNerney from Angelique Crumbly. ADS 405 is author Joann Jones and no longer Jennifer McKelvey. Deleted the word "Draft" from ADS 414. Deleted “ADS 109 DRAFT- Ethics” chapter from the this mandatory reference.
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ADS Chapter 530 - Emergency Planning Overseas
Issued:11/23/2010 Posted: 12/03/2010
The Bureau for Management, Overseas Management Division (M/MS/OMD)
has revised ADS 530, Emergency Planning Overseas. The changes are
primarily editorial in nature. Substantive changes to the chapter
constitute conforming amendments.
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Series 500 Interim Update #10-16 - Provision for Crediting Prior Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate
Issued: 11/26/2010 Posted: 12/09/2010
The Bureau for Management, Overseas Management Division (M/MS/OMD) has revised ADS 530, Emergency Planning Overseas. The changes are primarily editorial in nature. Substantive changes to the chapter constitute conforming amendments.
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ADS Mandatory Reference 504maa - Authorized Senders for Agency Notices
Issued:12/07/2010 Posted: 12/16/2010
ADS 504maa, Authorized Senders for Agency Notices, has been updated to add Vanessa Lackington (HR), Jeffrey Anouilh (CIO), and William Morgan (CIO). No names were deleted.
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ADS Chapter 541 - Information Management
Issued:12/15/2010 Posted: 12/28/2010
ADS 541 has been revised. Revisions are primarily editorial. Substantive changes include an
updated office symbol and the definition of Information Technology
(IT) to conform with the ADS Glossary.
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| Series 600: Budget & Finance |
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| ADS Additional Help Reference 633sad - OCR Deployment Travel Advance Procedures
Issued: 11/1/2010 Posted: 12/03/2010
New Additional Help Reference: Office of Civilian Response (OCR) Deployment Travel Advance Procedures, a new Additional Help document for ADS 633, Financial Management Aspects of TDY Travel. This document clarifies the policies and procedures involved in the financial management of OCR's efforts to "assist foreign states and regions at risk of, in, or in transition from conflict or civil strife." This guidance will be incorporated in ADS 633, Financial Management Aspects of TDY Travel.
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Series 600 Interim Update #10-08 - Update to the Annual Pay Limitations Worksheet
Issued: 11/09/2010 Posted: 12/16/2010
This Interim Update announces an update to the Annual Pay Limitations worksheet that was published with the CFO Policy for Annual Pay Limitations. The attached worksheet has been updated to include additional premium pay categories, a correction to an error in some of the formulas, and to include a worksheet for employees assigned to Washington.
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