The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has very recently published its guidelines for agency research security practices. Basically, this document describes NSF’s internal practices for research security analysis—who conducts these activities, what resources are used, and how information is validated and shared both within and beyond NSF. This is well worth a look and I think helps substantially with transparency around NSF practices; it should go a considerable distance to addressing some long-standing concerns.
The announcement is here
https://new.nsf.gov/news/nsf-announces-guidelines-agency-research-security
and the guidelines proper can be found at
https://new.nsf.gov/research-security/guidelines
Note that there is a link to a PDF at the bottom of the guidelines page.
Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI
