Scientific Integrity
On December 17, 2010, OSTP Director John P. Holdren issued a Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on the subject of Scientific Integrity.
- Read the blog
- Read the December 17, 2010 Memorandum (pdf)
- Read the President's March 9, 2009 Memorandum
- Read sample communications policy language (pdf)
Agencies are taking steps to share tools and good practices to improve the implementation of scientific integrity policies across the Federal government. Some are incorporating scientific integrity policies into broader frameworks to improve the quality and trustworthiness of scientific research results produced or used by Federal agencies.
These steps represent significant accomplishments in enhancing scientific integrity and ensuring that the public can trust the science and scientific process informing public policy decisions.
Since the issuance of the Memorandum, twenty-four Federal departments and agencies have developed and implemented scientific integrity policies consistent with the OSTP guidelines.
- Department of Agriculture (pdf)
- Department of Commerce (pdf)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (pdf)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Department of Defense (pdf)
- Department of Education (pdf)
- Department of Energy (pdf)
- Department of Health and Human Services (pdf)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (pdf)
- Food and Drug Administration
- National Institutes of Health (pdf)
- Department of Homeland Security (pdf)
- Department of the Interior (pdf)
- Department of Justice (pdf)
- Department of Labor (pdf)
- Department of State (pdf)
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Veteran Affairs (pdf)
- United States Agency for International Development
- Environmental Protection Agency (pdf)
- Marine Mammal Commission (pdf)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (pdf)
- National Science Foundation (pdf)
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence (pdf)
The following materials were made available at a Scientific Integrity Workshop convened in 2011: