Ok, I'm a moron. Could you explain your position(s) a bit more? Always good to meet a freeper that knows what he/she is talking about. Is patient privacy an issue here?
Look at the FAR or the OMB Circulars, the government owns what they pay for.
Great rant. Good or bad?
HIPAA laws cover patient privacy and data security issues.
There are 2 concerns on the new policy:
1) It may greatly increase the cost of doing research by adding a whole new layer of bureaucracy. There will be strict rules applied as to when the study results must be posted.
2) There is some concern that it may interfere and undermine the normal peer-review process through journals.