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
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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