Business Update News from 02/2022

Updated guidance on allowability of COVID-19 testing on university funds

February 23, 2022

Health & Safety leadership and the Office of Sponsored Projects are providing guidance on the allowability of COVID-19 testing on university funds, including important information about the application of these costs to sponsored awards. Reminder: Any faculty, staff, and students who are...

ePAY project update

February 23, 2022
Summary

As previously announced , the ePAY Project (e-Commerce Payment Acceptance at Yale) is working with University departments to standardize credit...

Process change for requesting updates to account certification roles

February 16, 2022

Effective February 21, 2022, departments and central university units will be able to assign and modify the Account Certification Reviewer and the Account Certification Approver roles for the account certification over which they have responsibility without assistance from General Accounting. As...

REMINDER: On February 28, Secure File Transfer Facility Service will retire

February 10, 2022
Summary

Yale ITS will retire the Secure File Transfer Facility service (files.yale.edu) on Monday, February 28, 2022.

Service users will need to...

Upcoming Space Function Survey training session

February 9, 2022
Summary Lead administrators, operations managers, or other designated staff members, who oversee schools or departments that occupy research space are asked to participate in a Space Function Survey training session in March 2022. This course will be led by the Space Function Survey team and is...

New inventory management system to be implemented in FY22

February 2, 2022

As part of an ongoing effort to safeguard University assets as well as continue to meet A-81 Federal Uniform Guidance, a new inventory management system will be implemented in FY22, utilizing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. RFID technology utilizes radio waves to send and...

Policy & Procedure update - February 2, 2022

February 2, 2022

The following draft document is now available for review and comment and is posted on the Policies & Procedures Drafts site . The document will be posted on the drafts site for a period of 30 days...

Reminder: FY23 - ITS rate change information now available

February 2, 2022
Summary ITS has completed a rate review that will impact the FY23 operating budget for schools and units A new rate table is available online: ITS – Rate Review - FY23 Rates (login required...