Strengthening Interagency Collaboration Could Help Agencies Safeguard Federal Funding from Foreign Threats

The Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act includes a provision for the Government Accountability Office to review research funding provided to foreign entities of concern. The act’s definition of such entities includes foreign terrorist organizations and foreign entities subject to the control, ownership, and jurisdiction of Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran.

This report examines challenges in identifying research and development funds awarded to foreign entities of concern and requirements for awarding and monitoring such funding.