Comment Letter
Joint Association Letter on NIH Clinical Trial Case Studies
A number of institutions have contacted COGR over the last several weeks to express concern about clinical trial case studies that NIH has posted to their website to provide guidance on determining whether proposed research meets NIH criteria for a clinical trial.
Joint Association Letter on NIH Clinical Trial Case Studies
The document is a joint letter from four major academic and research associations (Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Public & Land-grant Universities, and Council on Governmental Relations) addressed to the National Institutes of Health regarding the recent expansion of the definition of "clinical trial" through newly publi
COGR Submits Joint Letter with AAU to DOD on DFARS Streamlining Measures
The Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) submitted comments to the Department of Defense regarding proposed changes to regulations governing defense contracts, specifically focusing on the definition and treatment of fundamental research under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses. The organizations express appr
Joint Association Request to OMB on the Research Policy Board
The letter, jointly submitted by the Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), urges the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to expeditiously implement the Research Policy Board as mandated by Section 2034 of the 21st Century Cures Act. The correspondents, representing over 200 resea
