Policy Perspective
COGR_Attachment_to_NIH_RFI_Input_on_Reduction_of_Cost_and_Burden_Associated_with_OMB_Circular_A-21
The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), in its communication addressing the NIH RFI and federal research oversight, outlines a comprehensive set of recommendations designed to alleviate the administrative and financial burdens imposed by federal regulations—particularly OMB Circular A-21—on research universities, hospitals, and nonprofit research organizations. COGR advocates for a moderniza
Establishment_of_Multiple_Principal_Investigator_Awards
This document is a formal letter from Anthony P. DeCrappeo, President of the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), addressed to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the establishment of Multiple Principal Investigator (PI) Awards. The letter acknowledges and commends the NIH’s initiative to adopt a multiple PI model to better support team science, viewing it as a constructive resp
Army_Human_Subjects_Medical_Insurance_and_Reimbursement_-_Clause
The document is a formal letter from Katharina Phillips, President of the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), addressed to Colonel Kenneth A. Bertram of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. It highlights escalating concerns within the university research community regarding revised requirements imposed by the Army Medical Research and Material Command for the management and reimbursement of costs ar
Army_Human_Subjects_Medical_Insurance_and_Reimbursement_-_Policy
The document is a formal letter from Katharina Phillips, President of the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), to Colonel Kenneth A. Bertram of the U.S. Army Medical Corps, regarding the human use requirements in the Army’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). The letter highlights concerns from over 145 research-intensive universities about recent Army policy changes t
New_Business_Models_for_Research_-_Letter
The letter from Katharina Phillips, President of the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), addresses the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) regarding the development of new business models for federally funded academic research. Representing 150 research-intensive universities, COGR expresses concern that the concept of a "business model," often rooted in commercial pract
