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Collaboration in National Security and Classified Research
Pages 23-24

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... Trewhella pointed out the importance of idea sharing and peer review, embedded in unclassified research, in helping to maintain highquality research activities in the classified arena. Unclassified research has significant inherent quality controls, demanded first because of the peerreviewed competition required to obtain a grant and then because of the added review requirements to actually publish the research results.
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... While there are synergies that can be attained through appropriate interactions among researchers in the classified and unclassified arenas, according to Trewhella, capitalizing on these benefits requires the following systems to be put in place: · Effective processes for compartmentalizing the research and creating and maintaining barriers between what is open and what must be kept secret · Effective review mechanisms in all partitions · Strong partnerships with the best universities -- focus on key skills · Strategic targeting of collaborations in open research areas that support national security S&T needs Access issues were also raised as an important element in allowing workers to gather, share insights, and review research. Most of the labs are employing a "graded approach for site access" with specific visitor policies that allow open access to at least a small portion of the laboratory.
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