Harvard, NYU among 30 universities hit with Pentagon foreign-tie audit deadline

The U.S. Department of Defense issued an audit requirement to 30 universities regarding foreign research partnerships and funding sources, with a deadline set for compliance or potential loss of federal grants. Harvard University and New York University were among the institutions named in the order. The Pentagon stated the directive focused on relationships involving China, Russia, and Iran. Universities that fail to complete the audit by the specified date risk losing Department of Defense funding.

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