Policy Perspective
Sharing and Retention of Research Data: Rights and Responsibilities
The document is an order form from the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) for purchasing copies of the updated brochure titled "Access to, Sharing and Retention of Research Data: Rights and Responsibilities," authored by Carol Blum and published in March 2012. This brochure, which supersedes the previous 2006 edition, provides information on the policies and practices related to th
COGR Proposal to the A-21 Task Force
Discontinuation of the Effort Reporting Requirement, November 2011.
Recommendations to Reduce Cost and Burden Associated with OMB Circular A-21 and Related Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements
The Council on Governmental Relations' July 28, 2011 document presents a thorough set of recommendations to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) aimed at alleviating administrative and regulatory burdens faced by research institutions—particularly universities, non-profit organizations, and academic medical centers—in the management of federally funded research. The primary themes emphas
COGR Response to NIH RFI
Input on Reduction of Cost and Burden Associated with Federal Cost Principles for Educational Institutions (OMB Circular A-21), July 2011.
Regulatory and Financial Reform of Federal Research Policy - Recommendations to the NRC
The document, authored by David Kennedy and submitted to the National Research Council Committee on Research Universities in January 2011 by the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), Association of American Universities (AAU), and Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), presents a comprehensive critique of the escalating regulatory and financial burdens faced by U.S. research
Troublesome Clauses - An Update: June 2008 Meeting
The document, a June 2008 update from the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), provides an analysis of “troublesome clauses” in federal research awards to universities, focusing on clauses that restrict publication, limit participation of foreign nationals, or otherwise constrain dissemination and access to research results. The analysis draws on survey data from 20 leading research instituti