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New U.S. Department of Defense Policy Imposes Security Reviews for Universities and Labs Engaging in Fundamental Research
July 12, 2023
The U.S. Department of Defense identified a series of Chinese, Russian, and Iranian institutions and universities that have elevated risks.
NSF Fellows’ perceptions about incentives, research misconduct, and scientific integrity in STEM academia
April 19, 2023
There is increased concern about perverse incentives, quantitative performance metrics, and hyper-competition for funding and faculty positions in US academia.
Americans arrested for allegedly sending aviation technology to Russia
March 3, 2023
Alleged intentional evasion of export controls and sanctions leads to arrest, potential jail time.
3D printer company to pay U.S. up to $27 mln for violating export curbs to China
February 28, 2023
3D Systems Corp agreed to pay up to $27 million for illegally exporting to China controlled design drawings for military electronics and spacecraft
New NSF requirements for conflict of interest disclosure
February 21, 2023
Effective Jan. 30, 2023, the National Science Foundation amended its definition of “significant financial interest”.
FORMER KANSAS UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR SENTENCED FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM
February 9, 2023
A faculty member at a research university was convicted of making false statements to the federal government for failing to disclose an outside engagement.
Improved Export Controls Enforcement Technology Needed for U.S. National Security
December 6, 2022
CSIS Report on the Need for Advanced Technology to Respond to Export Control Risks
Many US scientists say security measures against China and others go too far
‘We are overreacting’ to the risk of IP or security leaks at universities, warns ex-US energy secretary. Confusing signals from Washington endanger science, say academic leaders
November 22, 2022
Commentary from ScienceBusiness.net
Legal win for US scientist bolsters others caught in China crackdown
November 17, 2022
Nature - Accused of hiding ties to China, Sherry Chen wins nearly $2 million from US government.
Ohio State University Pays Over $875,000 to Resolve Allegations that It Failed to Disclose Professor’s Foreign Government Support
November 10, 2022
Department of Justice Press Release
US Drops New Export Controls on the Chinese Semiconductor, Advanced Computing, and Supercomputer Industries
October 18, 2022
While the changes primarily affect U.S. Persons working in China, they feature some novel implementations of export controls.
NSPM-33: Disclosures and Digital Persistent Identifiers
September 29, 2022
A high-level summary of two key precepts of NSPM-33