Research Security Program Contacts:
Mark Hubbard – Assistant Vice President, Research Integrity & Compliance
Rich Wright – Export Control Director
Breeana Hubbard – COI Director
Alex Khramov – Director of Cybersecurity Services
Risk Management & Insurance
Report a Research Security Concern
Mark Hubbard – Assistant Vice President, Research Integrity & Compliance
CSU System Compliance Reporting Hotline
Outside Activities Reporting
Research Security
Colorado State University remains firmly committed to the principles of academic freedom, open inquiry, and international collaboration. Global engagement and the free exchange of ideas are essential to advancing knowledge and addressing the world’s most pressing challenges.
Over the past several years, the federal government has placed increased emphasis on protect public investment in science, prevent the misuse of sensitive data and technologies, and ensure the safety of university personnel, including those traveling abroad.
Colorado State University’s Research Security Program brings together compliance programs outlined in NSPM-33, OSTP Guidelines, CHIPS and Science Act and funding agency policies, including: cybersecurity, foreign travel security, insider threat awareness, export control training, conflicts of interest and commitment, and prohibition on participation in malign foreign talent recruitment programs.
Research Security Training
Federal regulations and guidance require that all PIs, Co-PIs, and key/senior research personnel listed on proposals for federal funding must take Research Security training prior to the submission of a proposal. This regulation goes into effect in the summer of 2025. CSU Research is strongly encouraging all investigators and named key personnel to complete this training as soon as possible.
Training is available through CITI. Please select the “Research Security Training (Combined)” course, which takes approximately 1 hour to complete and covers:
- What is Research Security
- Disclosure
- Managing and Mitigating Risk
- International Collaboration
No action is needed to report completion—your training record will be automatically updated.
Federal Laws, Regulations and Directives Pertaining Research Security
The U.S. Government has enacted the following federal directives and legislation regarding disclosures, research security program requirements, and research security training:
- The Biden White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Guidelines for Research Security Programs at Covered Institutions.
- National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM 33) and Implementation Guidance
- Released in January 2021 and January 2022
- Requires all federal research funding agencies to standardize disclosure requirements for federally funded awards
- Requires research institutions receiving over $50 million per year in federal research funding to certify that they have implemented a research security program
- CHIPS & Science Act
- Enacted in 2022
- Mandates research security provisions including:
- Annual Research Security Training requirements for Federal research award personnel: page 792, section 10634
- Certification of no involvement in Maligned Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (MFTRP): page 787, section 10632
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
- JCORE Recommendations:
- Developed in 2021 by The National Science and Technology Council Joint Committee on the Research Environment, Subcommittee on Research Security in coordination with the National Security Council
- Outlines recommended practices and guidance for research institutions to meet the requirements of NSPM-33.
- National Science and Technology Council Disclosure Requirements & Standardization
National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health
- Foreign Interference
- Harmonized Other Support table
- Foreign Component definition
- Foreign Component Prior Approval Requirement
Department of Energy
Department of Defense
- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) regulations for handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)