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Dr. Rebecca Keiser, Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy at the National Science Foundation (NSF), will be discussing evolving research security requirements during an upcoming seminar: 

Research Security: Past, Present and Future

Dr. Keiser's seminar is timely, as the recent Chips and Science Act ("Chips Act") signed into law by President Biden stipulates a number of new research security requirements.  The research security provisions in the Chips Act follow those described in a presidential directive released earlier this year: National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33).

Federal funding agencies are expected to release guidance on complying with new research security requirements in the coming months.

Date: October 10, 2022
Time: Noon
Location: William Pitt Union Lower Lounge

You may also attend the seminar virtually. Registration is required to attend virtually, and you will be provided a Zoom link in advance of the session.

Registration Link for Virtual Attendance

Open Forum -- The China Initiative: A Discussion of Lessons Learned by the Government

Time: 11:00 - 11:50 AM

Location: William Pitt Union Lower Lounge

Note: This is an in-person session only

The China Initiative was an effort by the United States Department of Justice to identify and prosecute those who inappropriately transferred American intellectual property and technology to China.  Launched in November 2018, the initiative was intended to combat economic espionage.  However, it was criticized as ineffective, racially biased, and inconsistent. The Department of Justice announced the end of the program on February 23, 2022, amid criticism of unfair treatment of Chinese Americans and residents of Chinese origin.

During this forum, Dr. Keiser will solicit feedback on the China Initiative, its impact on academia, and lessons learned that will shape future research security policies and regulations.