On the heels of a $7.6 million payment by Cleveland Clinic to settle allegations of False Claims Act (FCA) violations and unallowable sharing of passwords, Michael Lauer, NIH deputy director for extramural research, penned a...more
Report on Research Compliance 21, no. 9 (September, 2024) - Based on their review of public data on ClinicalTrials.gov, a bipartisan quartet of U.S. representatives has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...more
Report on Research Compliance 19, no. 10 (October, 2022) - What is a malign foreign government talent recruitment program and why does it matter? This is a term with which research compliance officials managing federal...more
NSPM-33 National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33) and implementation guidance from the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) direct federal agencies to standardize and enhance disclosure and security...more
Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 11 (November, 2021) - If a timeline announced by the White House is met, universities and others should receive guidance later this month on securing the research enterprise as the...more
As part of the government’s broader efforts to combat foreign threats to U.S.-funded scientific research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) have announced...more