OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR
RESOURCE MGMT & PLANNING
September 26, 1996
TO: Faculty and Key Administrative Staff
SUBJECT: Federal Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Orientation Forums
As previously announced, the Federal Government has imposed four Cost Accounting
Standards (CAS) on universities. This will have a major impact on our cost reimbursement. Because of its large Federal volume, UCSD is required to comply with these standards, and was required to submit a cost accounting Disclosure Statement (DS-2) to the Federal Government by June 30, 1996. The campus DS-2 has been completed and submitted to the Federal Government. The campus DS-2 has been installed on the UCSD Business and Financial Services Website; the URL is: http://www-bfs.ucsd.edu/emf/cas/casbds2\dsindex.htm.
However, the CAS compliance process is not finished. The campus now needs to develop and clarify policies and procedures, and to provide orientation and training for all affected personnel. We will continue to seek input on CAS compliance and policy/procedure revisions from all affected campus personnel, through their representatives on the CAS Implementation Team, the CAS Steering Committee, or other CAS working groups. In addition, three campus CAS Orientation Forums have been scheduled as follows:
Tuesday, October 1, 1996, noon SIO Sumner Auditorium Tuesday, October 1, 1996, 4 pm SOM Garren Auditorium Wednesday, October 9, 1996, 10 am Price Center Ballroom A
The forums will take one hour (approximately), but the presenters and a Coopers
and Lybrand representative will remain for as long as necessary to answer all questions and discuss CAS issues. We urge all who are involved in Federal contract and grant activity to attend.
It is clear that the Federal imposition of Cost Accounting Standards on universities is resulting in major changes for us, and will require a large amount of effort to ensure compliance. We hope that all at UCSD will take the time to learn and understand the changes, and will cooperate to ensure that costing practices at UCSD comply with the CAS requirements.
Please feel free to contact Bill Brophy, CAS Project Director, at bbrophy@ucsd.edu or x46517, if you have any questions or comments on these efforts, or if you need guidance on costing practices pending policy development/revision and campus orientation.
Sincerely,
David D. Sworder Steven W. Relyea John A. Woods Acting Vice Chancellor Vice Chancellor Vice Chancellor
for Research Business Affairs Resource Management and
Planning
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