Research Security Office (RSO)

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Welcome to the UMD Research Security Office (“RSO”). The goal of our office is to help researchers navigate the increasingly complex federal requirements while fostering international collaborations and protecting the integrity of the research enterprise from undue external influence and misappropriation of information.

What is Research Security? About the RSO Research Security Training Advisories, Resources and News Export Control International Travel Foreign Scholar Appointments Quick Links U.S. Sanctions and Restricted Foreign Universities Information Security Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Contact the RSO