Executive Order 14303: Restoring Gold Standard Science

What the order contains

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• Sec. 1. Policy and Purpose
• Sec. 2. Definitions
• Sec. 3. Restoring Gold Standard Science
• Sec. 4. Improving the Use, Interpretation, and Communication of Scientific Data
• Sec. 5. Interim Scientific Integrity Policies
• Sec. 6. Scope and Applicability
• Sec. 7. Enforcement and Oversight
• Sec. 8. Waivers
• Sec. 9. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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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, engineering, and mathematics believe science is facing a reproducibility crisis. The falsification of data by leading researchers has led to high-profile retractions of federally funded research. Unfortunately, the Federal Government has contributed to this loss of trust. In several notable cases, executive departments and agencies (agencies) have used or promoted scientific information in a highly misleading manner. For example, under the prior Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued COVID-19 guidance on reopening schools that incorporated edits by the American Federation of Teachers and was understood to discourage in-person learning. […]

Federal Register notes

See: EO 14154, January 20, 2025; Memo. of January 27, 2021