Resources for Public Comments on Federal Scientific Integrity Policies
The public comment periods for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Science Foundation (NSF) scientific integrity policies have now passed. You can find links to the policy documents and UCS comments and analysis for those agencies (and others) at our main federal scientific integrity policy page.
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now seeking public comments on its draft policy. Comments are due by October 31, 2011. UCS comments and line-by-line analysis will be posted here soon.
Resources for commenting on the USDA policy
- Read the USDA policy
- UCS line-by-line analysis of the policy (coming soon)
- UCS comments (coming soon)
- 2010 UCS survey showing that political interference at USDA has continued under the Obama administration
Background Resources
- White House Scientific Integrity Guidelines
- UCS resources for scientific integrity policy developers
- UCS report on scientific integrity solutions: Federal Science and the Public Good
- UCS scorecard of media policies at federal agencies
