Advocating & Influencing

A key RRCoP goal is to connect the expertise of the regulated research community with organizations that can highlight for policymakers the impact of federal regulations on the higher education research enterprise. Please see below for examples of relevant organizations whose advocacy RRCoP has helped to inform.

• EDUCAUSE / ACE / AAU / APLU / COGR FAR Case 2017-016, “Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information” (Proposed Rule) | March 19, 2025

• EDUCAUSE Incorporating CMMC Requirements Into DOD Contracting Regulations | December 6, 2024

• EDUCAUSE / AACRAO / AAU / AGB / APLU / NAICU Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Reporting Requirements | July 1, 2024

• EDUCAUSE / ACE / AAU / APLU / COGR   Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program | February 28, 2024

• EDUCAUSE NIST SP 800-171, Revision 3 | February 19, 2024

• EDUCAUSE FAR Cyber Incident Reporting | February 19, 2024

• EDUCAUSE Draft OSTP Research Cybersecurity Provisions | July 19, 2023

• EDUCAUSE - NIST Research Cybersecurity Resource Development - June 30, 2023

• EDUCAUSE - Cybersecurity for R&D Request for Comment - May 27, 2023 

• EDUCAUSE - Draft Cybersecurity Provisions for Research Security Programs | June 14, 2023

• COGR - NSPM 33 Research Security Programs Standard Requirement (88 FR 14187) May 23, 2023

• CASC - Cybersecurity Position Paper | July 11, 2022

• FDP - NSF & NSPM-33 (video) | May 5, 2022

• COGR - Letter to OSTP Concerning January 2022 Guidance for Implementing NSPM-33 February 15, 2022

• FDP - January 2022 Release of NSPM-33 Guidance (video) | January 13, 2022

• COGR - Joint Association Comments on NIST NPRM Proposed Changes to Part 401 and 404 | April 5, 2021

• COGR - Joint Association Letter to DoD Regarding CMMC (DFARS Case 2019-D041) | November 20, 2020

• COGR - COGR Joins Multi-Association Letter Expressing Concern about DOD and the CMMC Accreditation Body | September 1, 2020

• COGR - Joint Association Letter to NIST on Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information SP800-171B | August 2, 2019