Pentagon probes 30 U.S. academic institutions over foreign ties

The Pentagon directed 30 U.S. academic institutions to probe their collaborations with "foreign entities of concern" or lose federal funding.

The Pentagon ordered 30 U.S. academic institutions to audit research and financial ties to foreign entities by Aug. 31 or risk losing funding eligibility.

The Pentagon has ordered 30 US universities to conduct sweeping audits of their foreign research partnerships, including collaborations with Chinese institutions and organisations associated with former Confucius Institutes, or risk becoming ineligible for future federal funding. The Department of Defence said on Monda