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OSTP Releases Guidance for U.S. Scientific Research Security That Preserves International Collaboration

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Today the National Science and Technology Council, Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE), released guidance for Federal departments and agencies on implementing National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33) on National Security Strategy for U.S. Government-Supported Research and Development.

The guidance addresses the below key elements of NSPM-33:

1) disclosure requirements and standardization;

2) digital persistent identifiers;

3) consequences for violation of disclosure requirements;

4) information sharing; and

5) research security programs.

As a next step, Dr. Eric Lander, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, is directing agencies to develop model grant applications and instructions within 120 days that can be used by any funding agency.

In a press statement, Dr. Lander said “the implementation guidance reflects the principles I laid out in August: to protect America’s security and openness, to be clear so that well-intentioned researchers can easily and properly comply, and to ensure that policies do not fuel xenophobia or prejudice.”

You can read the full guidance here.

House Passes NDAA

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Yesterday the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act for FY22 with strong bipartisan support. The legislation authorized a $770 billion funding level for the Department of Defense and made key changes to defense policy. Read more here.

OSTP Listening Sessions on AI and Equity

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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced a series of listening sessions between November 18th-29th covering AI, data-driven technologies, and equity. The sessions will focus specifically on Public and Private Sector Uses of AI-Enabled Biometric Technologies.

Details and registration information can be found here.

Announcement: Federal Relations Autumn 2021 Town Hall

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Please join us for the inaugural quarterly Federal Relations Town Hall.

Thursday, October 21st at 12:00pm PT

After a presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions or offer comments/concerns regarding the UW’s federal advocacy priorities.

If you would like to join in-person, please RSVP here. Space is limited.

If you would like to join via Zoom, please register here.

This event is restricted to members of the UW community. A valid Net-ID is required to participate.

 

Additional Support Will Be Needed For DOD S&T Programs Going Forward

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As noted previously, the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY2022 Defense spending bill earlier this week. The detailed report for the bill is available here.

At this point, for the most part, the bill would fund basic and applied research programs at levels below the current level.  The committee-approved bill would fund basic (“6.1”) and applied (“6.2”) research programs in the following manner:

  • Overall 6.1 research:  $2.44 billion, a decrease of $230.0 million (8.6%)
  • Overall 6.2 research:  $5.92 billion, a decrease of $521.8 million (8.1%)

Army

  • 6.1:  $535.7 million, a decrease of $55.8 million (9.4%)
  • 6.2:  $1.15 billion, a decrease of $375.1 million (24.6%)

Navy

  • 6.1:  $632.3 million, a decrease of $21.6 million (3.3%)
  • 6.2:  $1.08 billion, a decrease of $101.0 million (8.5%)

Air Force

  • 6.1:  $490.7 million, a decrease of $46.6 million (8.7%)
  • 6.2:  $1.41 billion, a decrease of $150.6 million (9.6%)

Defense-wide

  • 6.1:  $782.7 million, a decrease of $106.0 million (11.9%)
  • 6.2:  $2.09 billion, an increase of $131.0 million (6.7%)

DARPA (Total)

  • $3.48 billion, a decrease of $16.8 million (0.5%)

Historically, the Senate has been more generous with respect to DOD Science and Technology programs.  We will continue to provide updates on the Defense funding bill as the process moves forward.