The joint comments submitted by major higher education associations—including the American Council on Education (ACE), Association of American Universities (AAU)...
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COGR Responds to Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking—“Provisions Regarding Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern”
The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), which represents over 200 U.S. research universities and affiliated institutes, submitted comments in response to the U...
Joint Association Letter to NIST on Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information SP800-171B
This memorandum, submitted by several major higher education associations, responds to NIST's request for public comment on SP 800-171B, expressing strong support...
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COGR Partners in Multi-Association Response Regarding FAR Case 2017-016, “Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information” (Proposed Rule)
The joint comments submitted by major higher education associations—including the American Council on Education (ACE), Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), COGR, and EDUCAUSE—critique and provide recommendations on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Case 2017-016, which introduces regulations governing Controlled Unclassified I
COGR Responds to USDOJ’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking—Provisions Pertaining to Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons
COGR, representing over 220 U.S. research institutions, submitted comments on the Department of Justice’s proposed rule aimed at restricting access to U.S. sensitive personal and government-related data by countries of concern. COGR expresses concern that the rule’s lack of exemptions for non-federally funded, non-clinical research would severely hinder essential international public health and fo
COGR Responds to Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking—“Provisions Regarding Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern”
The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), which represents over 200 U.S. research universities and affiliated institutes, submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) concerning restrictions on access to Americans’ sensitive personal and government-related data by countries of concern. COGR acknowledges the importance of prote
Joint Association Letter to NIST on Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information SP800-171B
This memorandum, submitted by several major higher education associations, responds to NIST's request for public comment on SP 800-171B, expressing strong support for safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) but significant concerns about the lack of clear criteria and guidance for when the enhanced security requirements would apply to university-based research. The associations high
The EU GDPR: Implications for U.S. Universities and Academic Medical Centers: February 2018 Meeting
This document provides a thorough analysis of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its implications for U.S. universities and academic medical centers (AMCs). With the GDPR’s enforcement from May 25, 2018, data privacy requirements have become more stringent and possess a notably broader extraterritorial reach compared to the previous Data Protection Directive. The re
