last updated: Wednesday, January 17, 10:30 am Shutdown averted for now Congress passed several stopgap spending measures in recent months, continuing most federal funding temporarily to avert a partial government shutdown. Please continue to watch this space for updates. The guidance below is still relevant if a partial shutdown impacting NOAA (Department of Commerce) occurs.… Read More
Supply chain issues continue to affect a number of commodities, making it difficult to procure certain goods and services. Products such as plastics, chemicals, equipment using chips, and PPE are all experiencing long lead times due to high demand and transportation issues. Laptops are experiencing long delays due to the tightened supply of semiconductor chips,… Read More
Need to know your PCard billing address? Here’s how to look it up: Log in to Concur via your MyCU portal. From the Concur homepage, click the “Profile Settings” button under the “Profile” tab in the top right corner of the screen. Click the “Expense Information” button, located in the left hand menu. The Expense… Read More
The PSC recently clarified that Procurement Cards should not be used to buy furniture, as all furniture purchases should be processed in the CU Marketplace through CCI or one of the 5 new furniture suppliers. Individuals cannot be reimbursed for personal purchases of furniture. The benefits of using the approved suppliers are: Expanded number of approved… Read More
We’ve updated the CIRES policy on reimbursing individual membership dues. The new text is posted in full on InsideCIRES, here: https://insidecires.colorado.edu/finance/travel/costs/. What has changed? Defined criteria for when CIRES will support the cost of individual memberships Added clarity on what CIRES defines as “presenting research” at professional conferences Added guidance for researchers who want to… Read More
