Research Security & Export Control
Foreign-influence policy, disclosure requirements, export control (ITAR/EAR) as applied to research, and enforcement actions against researchers and institutions.
Coverage (15)
- Sequencing a Pathogen Only Two Labs May Hold
Two variola virus genomes recovered from 500-year-old Chilean mummies expand known sequence diversity for a select agent through archaeological DNA recovery, not live-virus handling — an edge case dua…
- USG Policy for Stopping High-Risk Life Sciences Research: What Changes for Institutions
The USG Policy for Stopping High-Risk Life Sciences Research (July 2026) replaces the 2024 DURC/PEPP framework with new DGOF and IROC rules, institutional certification and monitoring duties, and a 12…
- China Adds Polish University to Export Control List, a First for EU Higher Education
China’s MOFCOM added a Polish university to its dual-use export control list — a first for EU higher education. What it restricts and why it matters.…
- OpenAlex Fixes 6,191 Bad Affiliation Matches Feeding Research Security Watch Lists
OpenAlex fixed 6,191 mismatched affiliations across 192 watch-listed orgs, exposing a data-quality risk in research-security screening.…
- EU’s Research Security Monitor 2025, Explained
On Feb 27, 2026, the EU Commission issued its first Research Security Monitor plus a Council Recommendation on science diplomacy, adopted May 29, 2026.…
- Texas HB 127: Research-Security Deadline Hits
Texas HB 127 (not SB 1565) sets an August 2026 research-security certification deadline for Texas public university boards.…
- GAO: Research-Security Screening Needs Bias Review
GAO: 5 top research-funding agencies havent assessed whether security screening risks discriminating against Chinese and Asian-descent scientists.…
- Export Control Enforcement Trends 2026: What BIS’s Record Penalties Reveal
BIS’s 2026 settlements, led by a record $252.5M Applied Materials case, reveal what triggers export-control violations for research institutions.…
- COGR’s June 2026 Meeting: GAO Briefs Members on Research Security
COGR’s June 2026 meeting included a GAO briefing flagging research security as a top oversight area. What’s confirmed, and what it means for research admins.…
- Is the Fundamental Research Exclusion Narrowing? What’s Actually Happened vs. What’s Being Warned
A March 2026 law-firm alert warns the fundamental research exclusion is quietly narrowing for universities. No BIS or Federal Register rule change was found to confirm that framing — here’s what’s act…
- State Dept. Joins Section 117 Foreign-Gift Enforcement
ED’s Feb. 23, 2026 pact with State adds national-security review to Section 117 foreign-gift oversight. Thresholds and deadlines are unchanged.…
- NSPM-33 Research Security Programs: The Real 2026 Deadline, and DoD’s January Memo
NSPM-33’s $50M research security program deadline isn’t one fixed July 2026 date — it’s agency-specific. Plus DoD’s Jan. 2026 memo, explained.…
- NSF Research Security: What Notice 149 Requires Proposers to Certify
NSF Notice 149 makes research-security training, MFTRP, and Confucius Institute certifications mandatory for proposals, effective Dec. 2, 2025.…
- NSPM-33 implementation: 18 months in
Eighteen months after NSPM-33 disclosure requirements took effect, a status report on what worked, what is broken, and the institutional adjustments still pending.…
- NSPM-33 disclosure: what US researchers must report in 2026
Current and pending support, foreign-component disclosure, NIH Other Support, foreign-talent-recruitment programmes: the 2026 NSPM-33 compliance landscape.…
