Excerpt:
- “Gold Standard Science is:
- Reproducible, transparent, and falsifiable;
- Subject to unbiased peer review;
- Clear about errors and uncertainties;
- Skeptical of assumptions;
- Collaborative and interdisciplinary;
- Accepting of negative results as positive outcomes; and
- Free from conflicts of interest.
- With this Executive Order, President Trump is directing Federal agencies to align new and existing programs and activities with Gold Standard Science principles.
- This Order reinstates the scientific integrity policies of the first Trump Administration and ensures that science is no longer manipulated or misused to justify political ends, ensures agencies prioritize data transparency, acknowledges scientific uncertainties, remains transparent about the likelihood of future scenarios, evaluates scientific findings objectively, and communicates scientific data accurately.
- The EO charges the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to work with agency heads to issue guidance for adopting Gold Standard Science principles in 30 days and report their implementation progress within 60 days.
- gencies will publicly share data, analyses, models, and conclusions associated with scientific and technological information produced or used by the agency.
- Agencies will also transparently acknowledge and document uncertainties, apply a ‘weight of scientific evidence’ approach to decisionmaking, and ensure that scientific communication aligns with rigorous analysis.”
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