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Chart summarizing the research security provisions contained in the final agreement of the FY25 NDAA.
AAU, APLU, and COGR submitted joint comments to the Department of Defense's (DOD) proposed amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) regarding public access to DOD-funded fundamental research.
AAU joined ACE and seventeen other higher education associations to send a letter to Senate and House Armed Services Committee leaders offering comments on provisions being considered for the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent a letter to Senate Committee on Armed Services Chairman Jack Reed expressing concerns about provisions in the House and Senate NDAA.
AAU and APLU submitted a joint letter addressed to the leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees expressing their concerns and recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The Coalition for National Security Research (CNSR), of which AAU is a member, sent an FY 2025 NDAA Conference Letter outlining coalition priorities to the Hill.

An overview of the President's full proposed budget for FY25, including summaries and analyses for individual agencies.

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Status of FY25 appropriations including the President’s FY25 Budget Request for AAU’s funding priorities at the Department of Defense including 6.1 Basic Research, 6.2 Applied Research, 6.3 Advanced Technology Development, and DARPA.
AAU, ACE, APLU, COGR, and EDUCAUSE submitted comments to the Department of Defense (DOD) in response to their Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program designed to enforce protection of sensitive unclassified information that is shared by the Department with its contractors and subcontractors.
As lawmakers consider measures related to securing federally funded research data and intellectual property, it is important to understand the current state of play for research security in the country to avoid new requirements that are duplicative, unnecessary, or counterproductive