What Happened
US Department of Defense Targets High-Risk Collaborations
The US Department of Defense has directed 30 American universities to audit their financial and research links to high-risk foreign entities, including those in China, Russia, and Iran. The institutions, which include Harvard University, MIT, and Johns Hopkins University, must assess ties with 130 organizations listed under federal national security guidelines and implement security protocols to prevent intellectual property theft and unauthorized technology transfers. The universities must report their findings to federal officials by the end of August, with failure to comply risking the loss of federal research funding. This move was reported by an unknown source.