Grassley squeezes government on foreign IP theft

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) suggested that the federal government is not taking sufficient steps to defend U.S. research institutions from foreign agents.

In a letter sent to HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson Friday, Grassley criticized NIH's response to his previous inquiries, stating that its dependence on academic institutions to vet researchers "raises questions as to whether the federal government is taking the necessary steps to proactively identify and mitigate threats to research."...