USC launches new executive order resource website
The page includes links to executive orders, agency memos and USC guidance.
By SEAN CAMPBELL
In response to executive orders from President Donald Trump, the University created an Executive Orders and Agency Memos resource page, which the Office of the Provost sent in a community-wide email Thursday afternoon.
“Our senior leadership team carefully studies each executive order to evaluate its potential impact on our campus,” the University wrote about the establishment of the resource page. “Full understanding takes time, especially when the courts are involved, so we appreciate your patience when we do not communicate as soon as an EO is released.”
In a Jan. 28 memo linked on the resource page, University leadership wrote that if an order to temporarily freeze scientific research funding from the National Institutes of Health comes into effect, it will only affect new research awards and the disbursement of funds under existing grants.
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A federal judge stalled the executive order and a hearing on the case is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Feb. 21.
Under the University Guidance tab, USC wrote that it is awaiting guidance on how the proposal to cap NIH research funding will affect operations and will continue using the current procedures and rates available on the page.
The University guidance also states the conditions of funding already awarded will stay the same unless amended, but it also said compliance and reporting requirements may change.
The guidance page also read that programs that are reduced or eliminated may experience delays in funding and that funding is not guaranteed. The University advised researchers to review the terms of the award, meet reporting deadlines and strictly monitor spending to avoid deficits.
The resource page also includes the General Counsel’s protocol for University employees responding to a government subpoena. This protocol includes requesting to photograph the officials’ identification, referring them to the University’s General Counsel without providing any information and contacting the Department of Public Safety.
