The Defending Defense Research from Chinese Communist Party Espionage Act of 2025 aims to stop U.S. colleges and universities that work with the Department of Defense on research projects from forming contracts with foreign entities or countries considered threats. Beginning...
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The Defending Defense Research from Chinese Communist Party Espionage Act of 2025 wants to make sure that colleges working on special projects for the U.S. military don't share their work with countries that might be unfriendly. It also says researchers can't go work for or get paid by these countries for ten years after leaving their projects, to help keep important secrets safe.