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To safeguard research integrity, protect U.S. assets, and maintain eligibility for federal funding, the government has implemented key directives and legislation establishing the framework for institutional research security programs.
NSPM-33 directs all federal research funding agencies to standardize disclosure requirements and expectations for transparency in federally funded research.
Institutions receiving more than $50 million annually in federal research funding must certify that they have implemented a research security program.
The Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE), under the National Science and Technology Council, issued recommendations outlining best practices for meeting NSPM-33 requirements and strengthening research security.
The CHIPS and Science Act reinforces and expands upon NSPM-33 by codifying research security expectations into law for federally funded researchers and institutions.
Requires ongoing training for personnel engaged in federally funded research to increase awareness of security risks and institutional policies (Sec. 10634).
Prohibits participation in MFTRPs and requires researchers to certify compliance as a condition of eligibility for federal funding (Sec. 10632).
OSTP released final guidance directing federal agencies to implement the research security program requirements established under NSPM-33 and the CHIPS and Science Act. The guidance mandates that covered institutions certify their research security programs include four core elements: cybersecurity, foreign travel security, research security training, and—where applicable—export control training.