CBO News

Feb 28, 2024

Purchasing Food and Beverages for Break Rooms

As shared with Department Heads and Center Directors in January 2024, food, snacks, and beverages purchased to stock breakrooms or other gathering spaces for department employees can only be purchased… 

Feb 28, 2024

University Guidelines for Group Meals, Conferences, and Meetings

Please refer to the following University guidelines for recurring meetings, group meals, conferences, and meetings for NCSU and non-NCSU personnel. This can also be obtained via the University Controller’s Office… 

Feb 28, 2024

Manner of Payment Does Not Change Documentation Required

There are several mechanisms for NCSU to issue payment, including vouchers, MarketPlace, PCards, etc. The form of payment utilized does not mitigate the requirement for the appropriate backup, for example,… 

Feb 28, 2024

Procurement Services Contract Review Guidelines

Procurement Services’ Contract Review team MUST review all purchase agreements, no matter the value, when there is a written contract, agreement, or purchase order involved. The guidelines for contract review… 

Feb 28, 2024

Export Control and Security Measures Around International Travel and Conferences

Please review the Research Administration and Compliance webpage created to assist faculty, staff, and students who are traveling internationally as there are both export control and security-related issues you should… 

Feb 28, 2024

Safe-T-Works Invoices for Drug Screening

Safe-T-Works, Inc. is a vendor utilized by the University to perform both initial employment and random drug screening of individuals with a CDL. Per the University “Each department (CALS, Facilities,… 

Feb 19, 2024

Penalties for Splitting Charges on PCards

Splitting transactions to avoid spending limits on PCards is never allowed. Please review the guidelines and consequences for splitting transactions. 

Feb 19, 2024

Charitable Donations and Soliciting Funds

Please review these reminders before depositing charitable donations or soliciting funds that will be deposited into NC Agricultural Foundation accounts. 

Feb 18, 2024

Travel Guides

Newly created Travel Authorization (TA) and Travel Reimbursement (TR) guides, if utilized will significantly diminish the back and forth associated with TA and TR forms. The guides can be accessed… 

Feb 17, 2024

ServiceNow: Adding Attachments to an Incident

Please note, if individuals are requested to add a document to an existing ServiceNow Incident, please both attach the document(s) and leave a comment. The comment prompts ServiceNow to send…