Trump Signs Order Telling Federal Agencies to Engage in ‘Gold Standard’ Science

Trump Signs Order Telling Federal Agencies to Engage in ‘Gold Standard’ Science

President Donald Trump on May 23 signed an order that directs federal agencies to engage in what the White House described as “gold standard” science. The order requires agencies to make sure the science on which they rely is reproducible, transparent, and subject to unbiased peer review, the White House said. The research in question must also be free of conflicts of interest, officials said. “In recent decades, we’ve seen a decline in disrupti…

Trump Signs Order Telling Federal Agencies to Engage in ‘Gold Standard’ Science - The Thinking Conservative

President Trump signed an order that directs federal agencies to engage in what the White House described as “gold standard” science. The post Trump Signs Order Telling Federal Agencies to Engage in ‘Gold Standard’ Science appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

White House fast-tracks nuclear R&D while mandating 'gold standard science' - Research & Development World

President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to slash reactor-licensing reviews to 18 months and instructed every federal science agency to follow a newly defined “gold standard science” playbook that emphasizes reproducibility, transparent data and conflict-of-interest checks. The executive order calls for studies that are “reproducible, transparent, falsifiable, subject to unbiased peer… The post White House fast-…

Trump orders overhaul of science funding in latest blow to establishment

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing federal agencies to focus on scientific research that is reproducible and falsifiable, a major overhaul that could disrupt much of the scientific and medical establishments. Senior White House officials touted the order Friday as a return to “gold standard science.” They said in a call... The post Trump orders overhaul of science funding in latest blow to establishment appeared…