FEDERAL RESOURCES
Recommended Practices for Strengthening the Security and Integrity of America's Science and Technology Research: January 2021
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Enhancing the Security and Integrity of America's Research Enterprise: October 2020
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Letter to Presidents of American Institutions of Higher Education and Affiliates from Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education; and Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State: October 9, 2020
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Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China: 2020
Annual Report to Congress.
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FBI PSA: Foreign Government Sponsored Talent Recruitment Plans | July 16, 2020
FBI public service announcement regarding foreign government sponsored talent recruitment plans.
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NSF Publishes the JASON Report | December 11, 2019
NSF publishes the JASON Study related to protecting research and facilitating collaboration.
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Department of Defense Letter | October 10, 2019
Dear colleagues letter issued regarding research integrity.
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FBI Publication | China: The Risk to Academia
FBI publication regarding China and the risk to academia.
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OTHER RESOURCES
Chinese Talent Program Tracker
Georgetown University Center for Security and Emerging Technology catalogue of Chinese Party-State-sponsored initiatives aimed at cultivating China’s domestic talent pool in support of China’s strategic civilian and military goals.
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China's Push to Control American's Health Care Future
60 Minutes report by John Wertheim
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Global Engagement: Rethinking Risk in the Research Enterprise
The Hoover Institution; Glenn Tiffert, Jeff Stoff, and Kevin Gamache.
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On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research (Third Edition)
National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
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Framework for Review of Individual Global Engagements in Academic Research (Version 1.0)
Council on Governmental Relations
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ASCE RESOURCES
Insider Threat Program Consideration at Institutions of Higher Education
In January 2021, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE) published Recommended Practices for Strengthening the Security and Integrity of America’s Science and Technology Research Enterprise (“Recommended Practices”). The publication surveyed twenty-one recommended measures that universities improve to optimize the benefits of a culture of open scientific inquiry and international collaboration while mitigating the risks posed by the efforts of certain non-US organizations intent on exploiting or inappropriately influencing federally funded research..
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International Travel Security: Considerations When Implementing JCORE Recommended Practices and NSPM-33 Requirements
This paper provides a risk-based approach to implementing international travel security recommendations and expectations put forth by the federal Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE) and the National Science and Technology Council’s related National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-33) Implementation Guidance.
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An Overview of the University Research Tool Box
This document is intended to: help universities identify key opportunities within the lifecycle of research to provide awareness training and reminders concerning responsibilities to protect research outputs and; help federal agencies understand how academic research is both different and similar to industry research enabling development of better threat products to share with the university community.
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Steps and Considerations for an Effective Foreign Visitor Review Process in an Academic Environment
This paper describes common elements of a foreign visitor review process and introduces some “Effective Practices” that institutions were willing to share at an Academic Security Conference hosted by the Texas A&M University System in February 2019.
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