The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) June 6-7, 2019 meeting at the Washington Marriott Hotel is structured to address a broad range of regulatory, research, and security issues relevant to federally funded academic research institutions. The agenda includes multiple concurrent sessions on the first day covering topics such as research misconduct (with updates from the Office of Research Integrity), ongoing regulatory challenges, costing and audit updates, and federal perspectives on matters like the Bayh-Dole Act and drug pricing legislation. Notable guest speakers and panels will examine pressing concerns over foreign influence in academic research, security and counterintelligence measures, ongoing federal agency initiatives to address sexual harassment, and recent efforts in regulatory and administrative reform within the research landscape.
On the second day, discussions will be anchored by a presentation on the National Academies’ report regarding reproducibility and replicability in science, outlining agency- and researcher-level recommendations. Additional sessions will explore effective university practices for safeguarding research integrity in the face of foreign threats—highlighting a collaborative survey of policies and tools from dozens of institutions. The meeting concludes with a closed session for COGR members focusing on current hot topics, such as foreign influence, federal policy developments, and export controls. Throughout, the agenda emphasizes the interplay between regulatory compliance, research integrity, national security, and evolving administrative requirements within the academic research community.
