AAU President Barbara R. Snyder joined the leaders of APLU and COGR in sending a letter to Kathleen Hogan, acting under secretary for science and energy, raising concerns about the implementation of DOE Order 142.3B and requesting a meeting to further discuss the deleterious consequences of the policy.
The order, which was approved on January 15, 2021, calls for additional screening requirements on foreign nationals with access to certain DOE sites, information, and technologies. Since its implementation, the order has been hampering the ability of researchers from certain countries at our universities to work on specific DOE research projects.