SBIR/STTR awards remain vulnerable to foreign influence

Of the 12 agencies running the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, only one has made significant progress to prevent or limit foreign adversaries from taking advantage of the research and development funding. New data from Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chairwoman of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, shows that the National Institutes of Health both flagged and denied all applications that included companies or people from places like China and Russia. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is the chairwoman of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.…

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China’s ‘Malign Influence’ Growing, but Not Being Countered, Texas Lawmaker Warns

“China’s malign influence is growing exponentially, and its encroachment into the Western Hemisphere poses a clear and present danger,” Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said at a hearing Wednesday. “Now is the time to act and address this with the seriousness it deserves,” McCaul, R-Texas, said at the hearing, “Assessing U.S. Efforts to Counter China’s Coercive Belt and Road Diplomacy.” “We need a whole-of-government approach, including a concerted effort among the State Department, the Commerce Department, the Development Finance Corporation to successfully counter [the…

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Russia’s Putin authorised pro-Trump ‘influence’ campaign, US intelligence says – BBC News

Russia’s Putin authorised pro-Trump ‘influence’ campaign, US intelligence says  BBC News Putin waged pro-Trump ‘influence’ campaign, US intelligence finds  FRANCE 24 English Putin likely directed 2020 U.S. election meddling, U.S. intelligence finds  Reuters U.S. intelligence report: Russia’s president and Iran likely involved in 2020 election meddling  Yahoo News Russia’s Putin likely directed 2020 election meddling, US finds  Duluth News Tribune View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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