Making Disclosures to Federal Agencies

Over the last few years, the FBI and federal lawmakers have raised concerns regarding foreign interference on federally funded research. As a result, many federal funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes for Health (NIH), National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy and Department of Defense are revisiting what information they require from investigators to appropriately assess other sources of support. Agencies are concerned about:

• Potential scientific and budgetary overlap with the proposed research
• Investigator and staff over commitment (effort greater than 100%)
• Security and integrity concerns of publicly funded U.S. research

Attendees can expect to learn:

• The latest updates from agencies on disclosures
• Why disclosures are important to federal agencies
• Tips for ensuring complete and consistent disclosures

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Kristen Schwendinger, JD, MPA, CFE, CCEP

Kristen Schwendinger enjoys providing holistic compliance advice to researchers across George Washington University's 10 schools and 100 research centers. She brings decades of experience connected to research, including work at the Massachusetts General Hospital and with the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services.  In fact, at the Inspector General she received 11 awards for exceptional service. She is an alumna of Indiana University and Washington University.