NSF Announces New TRUST Research Security Risk Management Framework
The National Science Foundation announced their new TRUST Research Security Risk Management Framework.
CRA Government Affairs
Research Agencies Tell Congress of the Challenges with Implementing Research Security Policies
/In: People, Policy, Research, Security /by Brian MosleyThe House Science Committee held a hearing on the progress federal research agencies have made in implementing their research security policies and programs.
House Committee Releases Report to “Reset” Relationship with China; Recommendations on Research Funding, Research Security, and High Skilled Immigration Featured Prominently
/In: Research, Security /by Brian MosleyAnalysis of the recent report released by the House Select China Committee on resetting “economic and technological competition” with the United States.
NSF Releases Guidelines for Research Security Analytics Practices
/In: Impediments to Research Highlights, Policy, Research, Security /by Brian MosleyThe National Science Foundation released their long-anticipated guidelines covering their internal guidance for research security data-related practices.
OSTP Releases Guidance to Federal Research Agencies to Protect the Country’s Research Security and Openness
/In: Policy, Research, Security /by Brian MosleyThe Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released it’s long-awaited guidance to all federal research agencies on how to implement the requirements in National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33).
President’s Immigration Order is Latest in a Series Vexing Computing Research Community
/In: Computing Education, People, Security, Statements /by Peter HarshaOn Monday, June 22nd, President Trump issued the latest in a series of immigration and visa related orders designed to limit the involvement of foreign students and researchers, particular those from mainland China, in U.S. research efforts. The order follows a series of other proposals and orders emanating from the White House and Capitol Hill that have raised the ire of higher-education, U.S. industry, and the computing research community over recent weeks.
Department of Defense FY 2021 Request: With Few Exceptions, this is a Very Bad Budget
/In: FY21 Appropriations, Security /by Brian MosleyIn our continuing series following the Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget request, we now turn to the Department of Defense (DOD). The DOD’s Science and Technology (DOD S&T) program is made up of three accounts: 6.1 (basic research), 6.2 (applied research), and 6.3 (advanced technology development). These accounts are themselves made up of individual accounts for each of the three services (Army, Navy, and Air Force), as well as a Defense Wide account. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a section under the Defense Wide account. Unfortunately, with few exceptions, most of these accounts are cut under the Trump Administration’s plans for FY21.
In Advance of Facebook Testimony, ACM’s US Public Policy Committee Raises Issues for Congress to Consider
/In: Events, Policy, Security /by Peter HarshaIn advance of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg’s three days of appearances before congressional committees starting today, ACM’s US Public Policy Council sent the following letter to the members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. It’s a strong statement from USACM, noting the importance of “understand[ing] how privacy and […]
IBM Hosts “Cognitive Computing” Panel to Discuss Power of Supercomputers
/In: Policy, R&D in the Press, Research, Security /by Peter HarshaOn Tuesday, June 18th, IBM Research hosted a presentation and panel discussion on the Hill with House Representatives on cognitive computing. According to IBM Research, cognitive computing systems include “systems that learn and interact naturally with people to extend what either man or machine could do on their own.” Essentially, these systems help human experts […]
House Passes NITRD, Cybersecurity Bills During Cyber Week
/In: CRA, Policy, Research, Security /by MelissaNorrIt’s “cyber week” on Capitol Hill and yesterday that meant the House passing H.R. 967, the Advancing America’s Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013, and H.R. 756, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013, two bills we discussed in detail and endorsed last month. CRA, along with ACM, SIAM, and IEEE-CS, submitted […]
