Government · National labs
CASRAI standards for government research laboratories
Government research laboratories — US Department of Energy national labs, NASA centres, UK Catapults, EU Joint Research Centre, Australia's CSIRO, Germany's Helmholtz / Fraunhofer / Max Planck — produce a substantial fraction of national scientific output. Distinct from university research, they operate under additional mandates around classified work, export control, dual-use, and inter-agency reporting.
US: 17 DOE national labs; UK: ~10 Catapults; EU: JRC
What this sector cares about
Key research-administration concerns
- NSPM-33-style disclosure (US Common Disclosure Form)
- Export control + dual-use review (EAR, ITAR)
- Classified vs unclassified output attribution
- Inter-agency CRediT conventions (DOE OSTI, NASA STI, etc.)
- Public-access policy compliance (US Nelson memo, equivalents)
- Federally Funded Research and Development Centre (FFRDC) reporting
Standards in play
Relevant standards beyond CASRAI
- CRediT
- ORCID
- RAiD
- NSPM-33 Common Disclosure Form
- DOE OSTI publishing policy
- FAIR data
Typical actors
Who's involved
- Staff scientist
- PI
- Lab director
- Export-control officer
- Programme manager (DOE / NASA / NSF)
- OSTI / STI deposit coordinator
Going deeper
