Memo: New Research Security Training Requirement for DOE-Sponsored Investigators To Be Completed by May 1, 2025 and for All Other Researchers to Be Completed by June 30, 2025
TO: Boston University Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students FROM: The Office of the Provost and Office of Research DATE: April 10, 2025 SUBJECT: New Research Security Training Requirement for DOE-Sponsored Investigators To Be Completed by May 1, 2025 and for All Other Researchers to Be Completed by June 30, 2025 Research Security Training Background National […]
BU Information Security Update on Federal Research Requirements for Cyber and Data Security
As a researcher, you may have noticed an increase in what your sponsors and data providers are requiring in terms of cyber and data security assurances. BU Information Security, BU Sponsored Programs (SP), and BU Industry Engagement are here to help! Our goal is to reduce your security and compliance burdens, letting you do what […]
Important Reminders About Disclosures for Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 directs federal research funding agencies to establish policies that require covered individuals to disclose all participation in foreign talent recruitment programs. The agencies require certification at proposal, and then annually for the duration of the award, that the covered individual is not party to a malign foreign talent […]
New Leadership for Research Security at Boston University
We are pleased to announce Sarah Porter, JD, MS, will be serving as Boston University’s new Research Security Director. As Research Security Director, Sarah will be responsible for coordinating the University’s compliance with research security regulatory requirements under the National Security Presidential Memorandum – 33 (NSPM-33). NSPM-33 research security encompasses disclosure of conflicts of interest, […]
TikTok Ban on Devices used for Federal Contracts
TO: Boston University Faculty with Federal Contracts and Subcontracts FROM: Kate Mellouk, Associate Vice President, Research Compliance DATE: July 27, 2023 SUBJECT: TikTok Ban on Devices used for Federal Contracts In June, the US government issued an interim rule for federal contracts prohibiting the use of the social networking service TikTok and other applications from parent company […]