About the Office of Export and Secure Research Compliance

The Office of Export and Secure Research Compliance works with university departments to ensure compliance with regulations promulgated by U.S. Government agencies, including but not limited to the Department of State, Department of Commerce, and the Department of the Treasury. If an assessment determines that an activity is subject to these regulations, the Office of Export and Secure Research Compliance will assist the university department in obtaining any necessary licenses or government approvals and setting up security measures and protocols to ensure compliance.

The office manages compliance programs at the university for export control and sanctions, research security, industrial security and associated training requirements.

Office personnel review areas such as:

Sponsored research
Foreign Persons
International travel
International shipping
Procurement
Foreign influence
Numerous other areas of international collaboration or controlled technology access

Additionally, the office assists departments in establishing compliance protocols, such as a technology control plan, to prevent unauthorized disclosure of export controlled items and information, controlled unclassified information, and industrial security information. The office also provides technical support/instructions and manages a compliant file share server.

The office provides numerous training options for university personnel, including mandatory restricted research training for any personnel added to a technology control plan. Faculty, staff, or students may contact the office for an assessment of activities that may intersect with these regulations.

Teams

Export Controls and Sanctions Team

Export controls are U.S. laws and regulations that regulate and restrict the release of critical technologies, information, and services to foreign persons, within and outside of the United States, and foreign countries for reasons of foreign policy and national security. Sanctions are prohibitions on transactions that can be either comprehensive or selective, using the blocking of assets and trade restrictions to accomplish foreign policy and national security goals. This team conducts export controls and sanctions reviews in areas such as agreements, foreign persons, international travel, international shipping, restricted party screening and numerous other areas of international collaboration or controlled technology access.

Use oesrc@vt.edu to contact for general inquiries related to export controls and sanctions, as well as agreement reviews, foreign person reviews, international travel, international shipping, restricted party screening, training, and technology control plans.

Mike Kendrick
Associate Director, Export Controls and Sanctions program
540-231-6583
mkendric@vt.edu

Contact an Export Controls and Sanctions Team Member

Research Security Team

This Research Security Team will assist in setting up security measures and protocols needed to ensure compliance with export controls, sanctions, and research security regulations through the establishment of a technology control plan or other compliance plan.

This team consists of technical experts who can provide information security assistance and/or oversight related to controlled unclassified information and classified information systems.

Use exporthelp@vt.edu or 540-232-8638 to contact for information technology security-related issues, system security plans, email routing, and COMPASS server support.

T.J. Beckett
Associate Director, Research Security Program
540-231-9230
beckett@vt.edu

Contact a Research Security Team Member

Industrial Security Team

The Industrial Security Team administers the university’s industrial security program under the National Industrial Security program. This team also manages personnel clearances for faculty, staff, undergraduates, and graduate students depending on the needs of an individual program and customer.

Use smo@vt.edu for submitting suspicious contact reports, foreign contact reports, foreign travel forms, and other industrial security-related matters.

Visit requests can be submitted through this form.

Timothy Leake
Contractor Special Security Officer
540-557-6001
tjleake@vt.edu

Contact a Research Building 1311 Operations Team Member

Research Building 1311 Operations

The Office of Export and Secure Research Compliance provides operational support to Research Building 1311, this support includes:

Building Security
Building Emergency Management
Building Email Notifications
Scheduling of Conference Rooms
Building Maintenance Coordination
Access Control and Key Management
Hotel Space Management

Visit the Research Building 1311 webpage for more information. If you require assistance, in addition to the resources found on this page, contact 1311help-g@vt.edu or 540-231-6246.