On July 23, the White House released its strategic action plan on AI, “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (the AI Action Plan), which is designed to secure U.S. global leadership in AI with a strategic focus on...more
The incoming Trump administration has sent many signals that it intends to ramp up the Department of Defense’s use of nontraditional acquisition pathways to bridge the “Valley of Death” and bring innovative technologies to...more
On June 14, 2024, the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA) released a framework for changes within National Institutes of Health (NIH) and asked for public input....more
A group of four bipartisan senators known as the Bipartisan Senate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Working Group (Working Group) on May 15, 2024, released "Driving U.S. Innovation in Artificial Intelligence: A Roadmap for...more
Report on Research Compliance 19, no. 3 (March, 2022) - Since the start of the year, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued notices of alleged violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to one...more
Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 4 (April 2021) - A new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic found “intensified complications related...more
Department of Education Report Warns that Academic Institutions Are Failing to Meet Compliance Obligations in Fight Against Foreign Influence Last month the Department of Education (“DOE” or “Department”) released an...more
Federal authorities have recently described the threat of economic espionage from foreign entities as one of the greatest threats to the economic vitality of the United States, and this has led to an increase in...more
As the public focuses attention on the influence of foreign investment in mergers and acquisitions, the national security apparatus continues to highlight the need to examine foreign influence in other areas of the economy,...more