Select Resources Regarding Foreign Influence and Research Security
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
- White House Press Release “OSTP Releases Guidelines for Research Security Programs at Covered Institutions” (external link) – July 9, 2024
- OSTP Blog “An Update on Research Security: Streamlining Disclosure Standards to Enhance Clarity, Transparency, and Equity” (external link) – Aug. 31, 2022
- Guidance for Implementing NSPM-33 on National Security Strategy for United States Government-Supported Research & Development (PDF) (external link) – Jan. 2022
- NSPM-33: Presidential Memorandum on United States Government-Supported Research and Development National Security Policy (external link) – Jan. 19, 2021
- Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE): Recommended Practices for Strengthening the Security and Integrity of America’s Science and Technology Research Enterprise (PDF) (external link) – Jan. 15, 2021
- OSTP Regional Webinar on Research Security, “Enhancing the Security and Integrity of America’s Research Enterprise (PDF) (external link)” – June 2020
- OSTP Letter to the United States Research Community (PDF) (external link) – Sept. 16, 2019
National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC)
- NCSC Fact Sheet – Protecting Critical and Emerging U.S. Technologies from Foreign Threats (PDF) (external link) – October 22, 2021
National Science Foundation (NSF)
- NSF Research Security (external link)
- NSF News Release 19-023 ‘Open international research collaboration essential, must have safeguards, independent report finds’ (external link) & report, “Fundamental Research Security” (PDF) (external link) – Dec. 11, 2019
- NSF Dear Colleague Letter on Research Protection (external link) – July 11, 2019
- NSF Statement of The National Science Board on Security and Science October 23, 2018 NSB-2018-42 (PDF) (external link)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Foreign Interference (external link)
- New Decision Matrix Further Clarifies NIH Processes for Handling Allegations of Foreign Interference – Aug. 15, 2024
- NOT-OD-21-073 Upcoming Changes to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Page for Due Dates on or after May 25, 2021 (external link) – March 12, 2021
- NIH Dear Colleague Letter on Foreign Influence (PDF) (external link) – Aug. 20, 2018
- NIH Guidance on Investigator Disclosures of Foreign Financial Interest (external link) – March 30, 2018
Department of Energy (DOE)
- DOE Research, Technology & Economic Security (external link)
- DOE Directive O 486.1A (external link), Foreign Government Sponsored or Affiliated Activities – Sept. 4, 2020
Department of Defense (DoD)
- DoD Academic Research Security (external link)
- DoD policy on Risk-Based Security Reviews of Fundamental Research (external link) – June 30, 2023
- DoD Under Secretary Letter to Research Community on Science & Security (PDF) (external link) – Oct. 10, 2019
- Memo from the Under Secretary of Defense on Actions for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Controlled Information, Key Personnel, and Critical Technologies (PDF) (external link) – March 20, 2019
- Prohibition on Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems (DARS [Defense Acquisition Regulations System] Tracking Number: 2020-O0015) (PDF) (external link) – May 29, 2020
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- NASA Grant Notice GN 24-01: Forthcoming Grant Policies in Response to 2 CFR Revisions and NSPM-33 (PDF) (external link) – Sept. 5, 2024
Federal Law Enforcement Activity
- U.S. drops case against Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor accused of ties to China (wgbh.org) (external link) – January 20, 2022
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) accuses former Jackson Lab researcher of failing to disclose China connections (Bangor Daily News) (external link) – March 3, 2021
- MIT Professor Arrested for Grant Fraud: Defendant allegedly failed to disclose his work for the People’s Republic of China to U.S. Department of Energy (Justice.gov) (external link) – Jan 14, 2021
- Harvard Chemistry Chair Placed on Leave After Federal Government Charges He Hid Chinese Funding (Harvard Crimson) (external link) – Jan 29, 2020