The Biden Administration’s Scientific Integrity Task Force Seeks Ideas from the American People
Today, the Scientific Integrity Task Force opens a window to receive input from the American people on ways to help ensure that scientific integrity is paramount in Federal governance for years to come. The feedback gleaned from the request for information (RFI), available today and open for 30 days from its official date of publication on Monday, will inform the Task Force’s recommendations to ensure robust and accurate evidence-based policymaking and to restore public trust in government.
Established in May, the nearly 50-member Scientific Integrity Task Force, representing agencies from across the Federal government, regularly convenes to respond to President Biden’s January memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking. The Task Force is reviewing existing Federal scientific-integrity policies to identify effective solutions that will help Federal science improve the lives of the American people, inform innovative and equitable policy, and revitalize the confidence of the American public in its government.
“We need all of America to help protect scientific integrity and restore public trust,” said OSTP Deputy Director for Science and Society Alondra Nelson. “Our public call urges Americans from across the country to help chart the course for fact-based policymaking for years to come. Together, we can tackle our most pressing challenges with solutions that are informed by science.”
During its most recent meetings, the Task Force established working groups to examine instances in which scientific integrity policies were not followed or enforced and identify effective practices for ensuring integrity in emerging areas of scientific and technological research and analysis, improving training in scientific integrity, bolstering research transparency, and protecting science communication. In addition, given the importance of scientific integrity as a foundation for trust in government, the Task Force formed a working group to coordinate external engagement—to gather feedback from a range of stakeholders, including the American public, through a range of interactions and channels for input, including upcoming listening sessions and the RFI announced today.
Below is the full list of Scientific Integrity Task Force members:
Ben Adams
National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice
Anne Andrews
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce
Brad Blythe
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior
Ericka Boone
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Rebecca Bunnell
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Sarah Burgess-Herbert
Agency for International Development
Laina Bush
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
Carolyn Clancy
Department of Veterans Affairs
Dan Cotter
Department of Homeland Security
Chery Crawford Watson
National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice
Ryan Donohue**
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
Dave Draper
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ryan Durga
Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President
Lucy Eldridge
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor
Helena Fu
Department of Energy
Francesca Grifo*
Environmental Protection Agency
Rebecca Haffajee
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
Robert Hampshire
Department of Transportation
Chris Hassell
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response, Department of Health and Human Services
Chavonda Jacobs-Young
Department of Agriculture
Ron Jarmin
Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
Carmine Leggett
Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President
Christopher Marcum
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Craig McLean
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Eduardo Misawa
National Science Foundation
Bindu Nair
Department of Defense
Sara Newman
National Park Service, Department of the Interior
Kashyap Patel
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Avital Percher**
National Science Foundation
Linda Pimentel**
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Geoff Plumlee
U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
Rachel Ramoni
Department of Veterans Affairs
Anne Ricciuti*
Department of Education
Michael Robertson
Department of Homeland Security
Craig Robinson*
U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
Anna (Elise) Rowe
Department of Health and Human Services
Scott Sellars
State Department
Kate Shaw
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Jerry Sheehan*
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
Tyrone Spady
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Ellen Stofan
Smithsonian Institution
P.V. Sundareshwar
Agency for International Development
William Trenkle
Department of Agriculture
Orenthal J. (OJ) Tucker
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Bill Werkheiser
Department of the Interior
Catherine Wolfram
Department of the Treasury
Ex officio
Jane Lubchenco
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
Alondra Nelson
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
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* Co-chairs
** Executive Secretaries
