A new term keeps popping up in messages from Trump administration scientific agencies — a pledge to restore “gold-standard science.” Many scientists say the opposite is happening. The administration’s ...

Carter is founder of SciLight and an expert in scientific integrity and federal science policy. Goldman is the president and CEO of the Union of Concerned Scientists. On May 23, the Trump ...

Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Over the last 5 years, confidence that scientists act in the best interests of the public has fallen significantly. A majority of researchers in science, technology, ...

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order late last week, mandating the overhaul of research-integrity policies, to ensure that the federal government promotes “gold standard science” that ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as called for in President Trump’s recent Executive Order, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios issued guidance to federal agencies on ...

Kevin Dayaratna, PhD., is a chief statistician, data scientist, and senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Center for Data Analysis. “[W]here any type of ‘scientific evidence’ is used to ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Late last month, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a document detailing its vision for scientific integrity. Its nine tenets, ...

Many scientists fear the Trump administration’s new standard means putting political appointees in charge, which could undercut independent research. A new term keeps popping up in messages from Trump ...