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03-27-2020 infoAdvantage Scheduled Report Updates infoAdvantage Scheduled Report Updates
03-26-2020 Changes to GAO Operations On March 11th Governor Ducey signed a Declaration of Emergency in response to the current COVID-19 situation, the Arizona Department of Administration - General Accounting Office (GAO), will be making the changes effective March 26, 2020 until further notice. The changes are being made as part of Director Tobin’s continued effort to protect the safety of state employees, GAO staff, and members of the public.
03-25-2020 March CFO Meeting Agenda The March 2020 CFO Meeting Agenda has been posted to the GAO Website. The meeting will be held by Google Hangouts Meet Only. If you have not already received the login information, please email [email protected] The agenda can be found on the GAO website at gao.az.gov under Publications, CFO Meetings, Agenda March 2020 CFO Meeting. Please also see the handout for today’s meeting.
03-24-2020 Procedures for Increasing P-Card Limits under Extraordinary Circumstances This article deals with increasing P-Card limits to deal with the unplanned agency expenses incurred in the fight against the spread of COVID-19.
03-23-2020 Tracking Coronavirus-related Expenditures in APP Effective March 20, 2020, State of Arizona Accounting Manual (SAAM) Section 8033, Tracking Coronavirus-related Expenditures, promulgates new, mandatory accounting procedures needed to track statewide COVID-19 costs.  
03-20-2020 New SAAM Section, Effective March 20, 2020, has been posted. SPECIAL COVID-19 ACCOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS A new SAAM Section, 8033, containing mandatory procedures to account for coronavirus-related expenditures has been posted.
03-20-2020 SAAM Additions, Updates, and Drafts Effective March 23, 2020 One or more updated or new SAAM Sections, effective March 23, 2020, and/or SAAM Drafts have been posted.
03-20-2020 The Parking Spot 2 Will Be Closed Until Further Notice Operations at the Parking Spot 2, 4040 E. Van Buren, have been suspended; Parking Spot 1, 3750 E. Washington, will continue to provide service.
03-19-2020 SAAM Section 8032 Effective March 20, 2020 A new SAAM Section, SAAM 8032, The Purchase of Supplies to Inhibit the Spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), has been posted.
03-17-2020 CR documents are being accepted through email until further notice CR documents are being accepted through email until further notice.

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