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OMB Proposed Revisions to the Uniform Guidance: Key Takeaways for Award Recipient Organizations
Introduction and Overview On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), joined by federal award-making agencies, published a proposed rule1 in the Federal Register that would substantially revise 2 C.F.R. Part 200, commonly referred to as the “Uniform Guidance”—the government-wide framework governing the management of federal grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of federal financial assistance.
U.S. House Select Committee Releases Report on NASA’s Research Security and Enforcement of the Wolf Amendment
On May 14, 2026, the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (the “Select Committee”) published an investigative report titled Research Security for America’s Future in Space: NASA’s Enforcement of the Wolf Amendment (the “Report”).1 The Report examines the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) enforcement of the Wolf Amendment, a federal statute that prohibits the use of NASA funds to support...
The Growth of Geographical Information Systems at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Case-Study from One Institution
Abstract The ubiquitous growth of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has become increasingly important in higher education, yet comprehensive GIS programs remain uneven across Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Although national data on GIS offerings at HBCUs are limited, prior studies (Padgett Citation2001; Malhotra and Vlahovic Citation2011) and institutional reviews suggest that GIS availability varies widely across campuses.
Department of Education Partners with Department of State on HEA Section 117 Foreign Gift and Contract Reporting | JD Supra
Section 117 of the Higher Education Act requires colleges and universities to disclose foreign gifts and contracts valued at $250,000 or more from a single foreign source in a calendar year.1 The U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) has historically managed the reporting infrastructure and overseen compliance and enforcement through Federal Student Aid or, presently, through its Office of the General Counsel.2 On February 23, 2026, ED announced a new interagency partnership—structured as an...
U.S. District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Restoring Seven Federal Grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Citing Retaliation for Constitutionally Protected Activity | Ropes & Gray LLP - JDSupra
In mid-December 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”)—both agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”)—terminated seven federal grants that had been awarded to the American Academy of Pediatrics (“AAP”), representing about two-thirds of AAP’s federal funding for the year (almost $12 million).1 As with most federal award terminations over the last year, the agencies reasoned in their...
First Circuit Affirms a Lower Court Decision Prohibiting NIH from Capping Reimbursements for Facilities & Administrative (or “Indirect”) Costs | JD Supra
On January 5, 2026, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court judgment preventing the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) from implementing a policy that adopted a uniform cap of 15 percent on the reimbursement rates that federally funded research institutions receive for their Facilities & Administrative (“F&A”) costs (sometimes called “indirect costs”). The First Circuit’s decision in Massachusetts v. NIH, ___ F.4th ___ (1st Cir. Jan.
White House Invites Nine Universities To Enter "Compact" In Exchange For Access To Federal Funds And Other Benefits
RG Ropes & Gray LLP More Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm with approximately 1,400 lawyers and legal professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology and government. The firm has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul.
White House Invites Nine Universities to Enter “Compact” in Exchange for Access to Federal Funds and Other Benefits | JD Supra
On October 1, 2025, according to external reporting by The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Examiner, and others, the White House sent a letter inviting nine universities to enter into an accompanying nine-page Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education (the “Compact”).1 Per these news outlets, the letter states that universities that sign on to the Compact will receive preferential access to “multiple positive benefits,” including “substantial and meaningful federal grants” as...
Maintaining the Integrity of the Biomedical Research Record Through Timely, Appropriate Corrective Action | Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics | Cambridge Core
Scientific journals are the primary medium through which biomedical research results are disseminated to the research community and the broader public. These results guide new developments in research programs, product discovery, and clinical care. Failure to remediate inaccurate or unreliable published data can not only misdirect and delay scientific progress but also harm human health.
Closeout Requirements During Appeals of Terminations of NIH Research Grants | JD Supra
On July 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Policy for Extramural Research issued NOT-OD-25-128, titled “Guidance on Enforcement of Closeout Requirements During the Appeals Process” (the Notice). The Notice indicates that if an award recipient has submitted timely an appeal to NIH in response to an award termination notice, NIH will not, during the pendency of such appeal, act unilaterally to closeout the award based on technical non-compliance with closeout requirements.
Marx to the Market: A Brief History of Vietnam’s Post-Reunification Economic Development
Fifty years ago this month, the citizens of Ho Chi Minh City were watching the skies as US military helicopters evacuated the last of their personnel. Conversely, this month, in 2025, the citizens of Ho Chi Minh City looking skyward are unlikely to see US helicopters and instead more likely to see the VN Pay logo made up of tens of hundreds of drones.
Managing Multi-Institutional Jurisdiction in Cases of Research Misconduct | Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics | Cambridge Core
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 April 2025 Show author details Keywords Research MisconductJurisdictionMulti-InstitutionCross-InstitutionCollaborationCooperation Type Symposium Information Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , First View , pp.
Vietnam’s Revised Power Development Plan 8: A Missed Opportunity
Last week, the Government of Vietnam issued a Decision significantly revising the Power Development Plan 8 (PDP8). This comes less than two years after the first PDP8 was issued and makes some substantial changes to what is intended to be the overarching guide to developing Vietnam’s energy sector. However, whereas this could have been an opportunity to redesign the PDP8 to align more closely with on-the-ground realities, this opportunity looks to have been missed.
The PubPeer conundrum: Administrative challenges in research misconduct proceedings
ABSTRACT The founders of PubPeer envisioned their website as an online form of a “journal club” that would facilitate post-publication peer review. Recently, PubPeer comments have led to a significant number of research misconduct proceedings – a development that could not have been anticipated when the current federal research misconduct regulations were developed two decades ago.
United States - Security - Final Issuance Of Federal Guidelines For Security In Scientific Research: Impact On Universities, Academic Medical Centers And Other Research Institutions
On July 9, 2024, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy ("OSTP") issued highly anticipated final guidelines setting forth a framework under which academic research institutions must establish and operate formal research security programs (the "Final Guidelines").1 These final guidelines will be critically important to research operations at universities, academic medical centers, and other research institutions, and will affect the daily operations of, for example, such...
Proposed Increases in Government Authority over Research Misconduct Proceedings
Public scrutiny of academic research continues to intensify, as evidenced by recent resignations of prominent university leaders, retractions of articles by leading scientists, and a proliferation of media coverage concerning research misconduct, which is most often defined as falsification or fabrication of research data, or plagiarism. Science bloggers have emerged as powerful contributors of allegations, with critical blog posts frequently triggering formal research misconduct proceedings.
Newly Published NSF Guidance On The Foreign Financial Disclosure Reporting Requirements For Institutions Of Higher Education Receiving NSF Funding
Colleges and universities that receive funding from the National Science Foundation ("NSF") on or after May 20, 2024 have a new obligation, pursuant to Section 10339B of the CHIPS & Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167) (the "CHIPS Act"),1 to report gifts and contracts at or in excess of $50,000 received from any source in specific "foreign countries of concern," including the People's Republic of China.
FDA Finalizes Guidance On Informed Consent For Clinical Investigations
On August 15, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") issued a new guidance document on informed consent (the "Final Guidance").1 This guidance finalizes the draft "Informed Consent Information Sheet" from 2014 (the "Draft Guidance") and supersedes FDA's guidance from 1998, "A Guide to Informed Consent."2 FDA's issuance of the Final Guidance follows FDA's continuing efforts in recent years to modernize and streamline the clinical trial enterprise.
Defining “recklessness” in research misconduct proceedings
ABSTRACT To find research misconduct in research that has been supported by federal funds, an institution must determine that the misconduct was committed intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly. “Intentional” and “knowing” are straightforward standards. Yet “reckless” often mystifies institutions, which struggle to assess whether a respondent’s conduct should be deemed “reckless,” or merely negligent.
FDA Finalizes Guidance on Informed Consent for Clinical Investigations
On August 15, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a new guidance document on informed consent (the “Final Guidance”).1 This guidance finalizes the draft “Informed Consent Information Sheet” from 2014 (the “Draft Guidance”) and supersedes FDA’s guidance from 1998, “A Guide to Informed Consent.”2 FDA’s issuance of the Final Guidance follows FDA’s continuing efforts in recent years to modernize and streamline the clinical trial enterprise.
SBV Issues Guidance on Anti-Money Laundering Law
Aug 08 The Vietnamese government has approved the National Energy Master Plan (NEMP) for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050. Here are the key takeaways.
Update: NIH Invites Comments On Changes To Data Requirements For International Research Subawards
On Friday June 2, 2023 Ropes & Gray issued an Alert regarding the May 19, 2023 updated grants policy guidance from the National Institutes of Health ("NIH") (the "Updated Policy Guidance").
NIH Tightening Grant Requirements For International Subawards: Prime Awardee Obligations To Collect Research Data And Records From Ex-U.S. Subawardees - Healthcare - United States
*An update to this alert from June 7, 2023 can be found here.
Update: NIH Invites Comments on Changes to Data Requirements for International Research Subawards
On Friday June 2, 2023 Ropes & Gray issued an Alert regarding the May 19, 2023 updated grants policy guidance from the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) (the “Updated Policy Guidance”).
Bureau of Industry and Security Imposes Export Restrictions on BGI Group, the World’s Largest Genomics Company Restrictions apply to all items subject to the EAR, including items located in the United States and U.S.-origin items
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On March 2, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) within the U.S. Department of Commerce added three affiliates of BGI Group (“BGI”) to the Entity List: BGI Research; BGI Tech Solutions (Hongkong) Co., Ltd.; and Forensic Genomics International.1 The Entity List is a set of specific foreign parties that are subject to license requirements for the export, reexport, and/or transfer (in-country) of items subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”).
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Congress Enacts Legislation Requiring Guidance on Clinical Research Diversity and Modernization
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617), an omnibus appropriations bill to fund the U.S. government through fiscal year 2023. Included in the omnibus bill is the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022 (“FDORA”), which includes several provisions intended to promote diversity in clinical trial enrollment, encourage the growth of decentralized clinical trials, and streamline clinical trials.
Insights on the Sharing Economy with Filippo Bortoletti, Dezan Shira & Associates' Vietnam Director
This short Q and A with Dezan Shira & Associates’ Vietnam Director, Filippo Bortoletti, sheds light on the current state of Vietnam’s sharing economy, where it might be headed next, and what actions need to be taken to ensure it is functional and profitable long into the future. What is the sharing economy? The sharing economy is a new business model taking advantage of digital technologies and connecting people.
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United States: Implementation Of "Countering Foreign Influence Program" For Scientific Research Funded By DARPA 23 March 2022 by Mark Barnes , Kyle S. Shaub and Christina Ravelo Ropes & Gray LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
DOJ Increases Focus On Clinical Trial Fraud
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Demystifying Schrems II for the Cross-Border Transfer of Clinical Research Data
The Courts of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held in its July 2020 Schrems II decision that, in order for entities in other countries to import personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA), the importer must be able to provide data protections ‘essentially equivalent’ to those the EEA offers under its General Data Protection Regulation.
One Man’s Trash, Another Man’s Tradition
In Vietnam’s Red River, navigating the space between environmental conservation and cultural preservation can be trickier than it first appears. November 11, 2020 On a chilly, gray January morning in Hanoi, Vietnam, a local development worker named Anh Ngoc Thi Nguyen volunteered at a river clean-up at the Red River near Chuong Duong Bridge.
Plug Your Entire Dealership Into Your Reinsurance Company
Maximize dealership revenue and reinsurance profitability by capitalizing on new and hidden opportunities in every department — not just F&I. Mark Barnes is the Senior Vice President of Sales & Revenue for Portfolio Most dealers draw a straight line from their F&I department to their reinsurance company profit and then wonder why it comes up short. Information that may seem unrelated to the reports you get from your provider can go a long way toward growing your reinsurance company.
Stand-up comedy in the capital: The funny side of Ha-Ha-Hanoi
The Hanoitimes - A look into the stand-up comedy space in Hanoi. Short stools have been scattered haphazardly facing a microphone on a stand on what would normally be a step, but tonight will double as a stage. The bar to the side, with its assorted beers and bottled spirits, is brightly lit but the lights at the back of the room have been dimmed. The crowd is small. Very small. Without the comedians performing in the show and the bartender it would tally a total of just two.
COVID-19 FAQs: Updated June 23, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - United States
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The recent novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has caused significant disruption to the global economy, and it has the potential to create a lasting impact on the business operations of companies worldwide.
Hanoi’s ‘new normal’: How much has changed for the foreigners who chose to stay?
The Hanoitimes - An insightful comparison of Hanoi before and after the reopening of business activities in the eyes of an expat. The blue and yellow logo of the Vietnam Post building basks peacefully in the glow of the slowly lowering Sunday afternoon sun, on the eastern side of Hoan Kiem Lake, the heart of Hanoi. On the forecourt, before it, however, energy levels are high.
Going Back To Work: Employer Use Of
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As new cases of COVID-19 begin to plateau and decline in some places, governors, municipalities, retailers, employers, and others are considering when and how to reopen safely.
Hanoi’s live music scene wakes up groggy but ready to bounce back - Tuoi Tre News
Editor's note: Mark Barnes is a freelance journalist currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam. In this piece sent to Tuoi Tre News, he observes how Hanoi’s live music scene is recovering after a period of social distancing owing to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in early April. On a rooftop in Hanoi’s old quarter a handful of lanterns, strung above a small makeshift dais, burn bright against the dark of a Hanoian summer night.
COVID-19 Business Liability Considerations In Reopening The Economy
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As governors across the country contemplate reopening their state economies, businesses may face potential liability if workers, or if customers and other visitors, contract COVID-19 while on business premises. Concern about a dramatic increase in COVID-19-related claims could inhibit businesses from reopening, stall economic recovery and further injure already weakened organizations.
English teachers or English schools: In post-social distancing Vietnam, who have the upper hand? - Tuoi Tre News
Editor's note: Mark Barnes is a freelance journalist currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam. In this piece sent to Tuoi Tre News, he explores how the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as the travel restrictions and school closures it entailed, has changed the landscape of English teaching jobs in Vietnam, nearly a month after the country emerged from weeks of social distancing in April.
Phasing-In: Use Of COVID-19 Testing As A
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As "stay-at-home" orders approach expiration or are lifted, it appears that a return to the workplace through "phasing-in" is rapidly approaching. Employers must now anticipate how to prevent the introduction and spread of COVID-19 upon the resumption of operations.
Understanding The Challenges Of Workplace And Business Re-Opening
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As the governors and mayors, and state and local health commissioners, determine when and how to allow the re-opening of "non-essential" workplaces and businesses that in many cases have been downscaled or shut since late February, questions arise about exactly how workplace and business activity might be resumed with an acceptable margin of safety for workers, customers and visitors.
Is learning Vietnamese a worthwhile pursuit amid COVID-19 social distancing? - Tuoi Tre News
Editor's note: Mark Barnes is a freelance journalist currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam. He sent this piece to Tuoi Tre News as it has been reported that over one-third of the world's population is under some form of movement restrictions owing to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, with many global citizens advised against leaving their homes to limit the disease's spread.
Hanoi pets short of homes as COVID-19 forces owners to leave, deters new adoptive parents - Tuoi Tre News
Editor's note: Mark Barnes is a freelance journalist currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam. He sent this piece to Tuoi Tre News as many foreigners in Vietnam have left or considered leaving for their home country owing to the financial toll of not being able to find work in times of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
COVID-19 border closures: Hanoi’s int'l community grapple with stay or go dilemma - Tuoi Tre News
Editor's note: Mark Barnes is a freelance journalist currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam. He sent this piece to Tuoi Tre News as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused countries including Vietnam — where 153 infections have been confirmed — to impose different levels of travel restrictions and border lockdowns in bids to curb the spread of the virus.
COVID-19 panic shifts attitudes toward foreigners in Vietnam - Tuoi Tre News
Editor's note: Mark Barnes is a freelance journalist currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam. He sent this piece to Tuoi Tre News as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 68 people in Vietnam, with most of the 52 recent cases being linked to foreigners and people returning from foreign countries. Some businesses across Hanoi are refusing entry to foreigners of all backgrounds as a fear of foreigners takes hold in Vietnam.
COVID-19 school closure takes toll on expats' mental health in Vietnam - Tuoi Tre News
Editor's note: Mark Barnes is a freelance journalist currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam. He sent this piece to Tuoi Tre News as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused schools in many parts of the country to close for over a month, through at least March 15. Language centers, which employ a large number of expats living in Vietnam, have also felt the impact. A year ago this month, American traveler Megan Hellebuyck took her own life in Hanoi.
Expat businesses hit hard by extended COVID-19 school shutdown - Tuoi Tre News
Editor's note: Mark Barnes is a freelance journalist currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam. He sent this piece to Tuoi Tre News as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused schools nationwide to close for weeks, until at least the end of February. Language centers, which employ a large number of expats living in Vietnam, have also felt the impact. Out-of-work English teachers have led to an unseasonal drop in sales at businesses across Hanoi.
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