Archive for May 28th, 2010

 

DoD support of university research

May 28th, 2010

Attached is a new DoD directive, reinforcing and clarifying the role of fundamental research at universities.  Roughly speaking, the new DARPA policies governing fundamental research at universities are now being adopted across all of DoD.  This means no pre-publication reviews, no export controls, and no issues with foreign researchers, except in “rare and exceptional circumstances.”

It’s remarkably how rapidly things are returning to a sane state!