Disclosures

MITRE gives public notice of its policy to uphold and ensure full compliance with the non-discriminatory requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related non-discrimination authorities. Title VI and related non-discrimination authorities stipulate that no person in the United States of America shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, income level or limited English proficiency be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.

Any person needing additional information regarding MITRE’s Title VI Policy and related program rights may contact MITRE’s Title VI Program Coordinator, Sakib Khan, Ph.D. (sakibkhan@mitre.org).

Any person who believes they have, individually or as a member of any specific class of person, been subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, income level or limited English proficiency in violation of Title VI has the right to file a formal complaint. Any such complaint must be in writing and submitted within 180 days following the date of the alleged occurrence to:

MITRE Ethics and Compliance Office 
7596 Colshire Drive 
McLean, VA 22102-7539
Title-VI-Compliance@mitre.org

Because of MITRE’s commitment to integrity and objectivity in research, all investigators must comply with MITRE’s Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policy, regardless of sponsor. Some sponsors, however, have additional requirements, and MITRE researchers are required to comply with those requirements.  

The Department of Energy (DOE) issued its new Interim Conflict of Interest Policy, effective June 18, 2002. This new policy applies to all DOE-funded financial assistance awards, with some exceptions. The DOE New Interim Conflict of Interest Policy establishes standards that provide a reasonable expectation that the design, conduct and reporting of projects funded wholly or in part by the DOE “will be free from bias resulting from financial conflicts of interest or organizational conflicts of interest.” The new DOE is designed to mirror the COI requirements that have been in place for recipients of Public Health Service (PHS) funding. 

MITRE researchers applying for or receiving funding from the DOE, its national laboratories, or the NNSA (National Nuclear Security Administration) will have additional requirements for maintaining compliance with the DOE’s Interim COI policy. MITRE’s Ethics and Compliance Office and the MITRE Labs Capture Team will coordinate with MITRE employees who are named as PIs and senior/key personnel on DOE proposals or awards with instructions for:

• Submitting a Personal Conflict of Interest Disclosure (PCI) that complies with the DOE disclosure requirements before joining a DOE-funded research project and annually thereafter.
• Completing DOE Training Requirement (CITI Training)
• Complying with MITRE’s Conflict of Interest Policy

Please contact FCOI@mitre.org to request disclosures.
 

Please send an email to FCOI@mitre.org to request information on a FCOI identified related to a Principal Investigator associated with a funded award.