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John Maclean Speaker Event June 27

June 13, 2024 11:03 am Published by Comments Off on John Maclean Speaker Event June 27

All employees are invited to a special event on Thursday, June 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville to hear author John Maclean speak about his experiences working with those in the wildfire community and lessons he’s learned in writing several books on fatal wildland fires. Please RSVP before Friday, June 21 by emailing Kathy Albertson at Kathy.Albertson@DOF.Virginia.gov. John Maclean is the son of Norman... Read More


Microsoft Training Opportunities

April 18, 2024 2:58 pm Published by Comments Off on Microsoft Training Opportunities

VITA is coordinating Microsoft – Powering productivity training opportunities for all Commonwealth of Virginia (COV) employees this spring and summer.  The 90-minute, free sessions are focused on Microsoft Forms, Approvals, Whiteboard and OneNote. Various dates and times are available for you. Registration is open. To register for classes, click on the links below. Microsoft Forms This course introduces Microsoft Forms and demonstrates how to create surveys, quizzes and polls. Learning objectives:   Understand... Read More


Callery Pear Tree Exchange Event at DOF HQ on Saturday

April 18, 2024 2:52 pm Published by Comments Off on Callery Pear Tree Exchange Event at DOF HQ on Saturday

On Saturday, April 20, DOF’s Forest Health team is hosting a Callery Pear Exchange pickup event in the employee parking lot. The employee parking lot will be used for this event and will be inaccessible from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you are planning to come to HQ on Saturday morning, please park in the overflow parking lot. (Reminder: Overnight parking in the employee lot immediately adjacent to the HQ... Read More


IFRIS Training Environment Updates

March 4, 2024 9:54 am Published by Comments Off on IFRIS Training Environment Updates

Effective March 1, all IT and IFRIS requests (phones, network (broadband), hardware, software, etc.) will need to be submitted to a new specific email address: FORcast@DOF.Virginia.gov. This is the first phase of DOF’s new Forestry Catalog for Administration System Tracking (FORcast) tool to submit requests to Administration staff (IT, Finance, Grants, Budget and Facilities). The FORcast system allows you to track the status and progress of your requests to provide transparency and clear... Read More


IFRIS Training Environment Updates

January 31, 2024 9:40 am Published by Comments Off on IFRIS Training Environment Updates

The IFRIS training environment has a new URL: https://www.ifristest.dof.virginia.gov/IFRIS_Training/Login.aspx    Please update any bookmarks you may have for the IFRIS training environment to the new URL. The data and login information have been updated as of 1/25/2024, so your username and password should work to log into the new training environment. If you need to reset your IFRIS test password, be aware the password reset email may go to your... Read More