Government Policies
Are You Operating in a “Country of Concern”? The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has Changed the Rules
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has Changed the Rules The "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," Public Law 117-318, includes provisions related to the prohibition of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funding to countries of concern....
An Interview with Carl Taylor: Balancing Risk and Collaboration
Join IPTalons for our first-ever live interview as we sit down with Carl Taylor, former Chief of Security Officer of the University of Kansas, to examine the university environment and the contemporary challenges facing research universities. In this interview, you...
Intellectual Property Act: Why Does Congress Need an Annual Report on Stolen Intellectual Property – Can they Rely on What They Receive?
Congress has been busy with legislative activity surrounding adverse foreign influence in the US research enterprise and the theft of US intellectual property associated with critical infrastructure innovation. One of the more recent initiatives is the Protecting...
Top 3 Things Every VPR Should Know
In this micro-webinar, IPTalons CEO Allen Phelps shares his thoughts on what every Vice Provost or Vice President for Research (VPR) should know about the design, implementation, and management of a Research Security Program. The fast-moving executive briefing cuts to...
Deemed Exports and the Influence on Research Security
The world of research security is a confusing environment to navigate with ever-changing policy initiatives, persistent threats from insider threats, and external targeting, all while upholding the valued open research and development culture in the United States. Of...
Blink and You Might Miss it: How the NDAA 2023 Impacts Research Security
On December 23, 2022, President Biden signed the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA 2023). While research security is not the primary focus of the NDAA 2023, it still makes an appearance and continues to build on the efforts laid out in the CHIPS...
Defining What “Malign” Means in a Maligned Foreign Recruitment Program
Federal research grant funding agencies, such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Defense, have increased their scrutiny of the unreported relationships between the Principal Investigators, funded by federal...
Funding Agencies Race to Find Unreported Researcher COI: What That Means for Research University Compliance Teams
As the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced recently, the research grant funding agency has invested considerable resources to leverage big data and advanced analytics to identify principal investigators and other researchers who have foreign research...
SBIR Reauthorized: Here’s What’s New in 2022
The Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR), a critical funding mechanism for cutting-edge technologies developed by small businesses, was renewed just in time for another three years. What are the SBIR Programs? The highly competitive SBIR programs have...
Putting CHIPS on the Table: Top 5 Surprises in the CHIPS Act for Research Universities
The recent passing of the CHIPS Act establishes a new direction for technology, innovation, and research in the United States. It is essential that anyone participating in the research process is aware of the importance and impact of the CHIPS Act. As part of...