WASHINGTON—The U.S. Energy Department says it will ban its scientists and other employees from participating in talent-recruitment programs sponsored by China and other countries suspected of using them to obtain sensitive research. In a memo issued Friday, the department said it would require all its personnel, contracted scientists and future grant recipients to declare any connections to programs from countries it determines as “sensitive.” Employees with the links will be asked to either sever those ties or resign, senior...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 01, 2019 20:25 UTC