federal brain drain

Man wearing glasses looks down at open laptop with blue screen.

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October 8, 2026

Ask a Scientist: How Have You Been Affected by Trump Administration Cuts?

Seth Michaels
Senior Science Policy Writer

Dr. Gretchen Goldman testifies before the US Senate Environment and Public Works committee Tuesday, September 29, 2026.

September 30, 2026

Attacks on Science, Who’s Behind Them, and Their Harm: My Congressional Testimony

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

An organizer speaks at a rally for international students who were arrested by ICE, including Rümeysa Öztürk, then a PhD candidate studying child development at Tufts University.

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September 28, 2026

The United States Will Be Worse off for Losing International Scientists

Tosin Fadeyi
Science Network Senior Outreach Coordinator

A woman holds a sign reading "save the civil service, save the USA" at the SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY Rally at USAID HQ at Ronald Reagan Building along 14th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC on Friday morning, 28 February 2025

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September 1, 2026

The Trump Administration Is Dismantling One of America’s Greatest Strategic Assets: Its Scientific Workforce

UCS Science Network

US National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, US Chief Technology Officer Dr. Ethan Klein, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are having a laugh in the Oval Office behind President Trump as he signs an executive order.

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July 22, 2026

Update: Attacks on Independent Science and How We’re Fighting Back

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

A woman mounts an American flag to a stack of cinderblocks outside of a destroyed mobile home in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene flooding in North Carolina.

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June 1, 2026

It’s Hurricane Season. How Will FEMA Show up This Year?

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

Two BIPOC FDA scientists wearing labcoats and protective gear prepare liquid containing nutrients that make it an ideal environment for growing bacteria. They are part of a group of researchers nicknamed “Team Tomato,” who try to understand and prevent Salmonella contamination early in the tomato production process.

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November 7, 2023

A Diverse Federal Scientific Workforce Benefits All of Us

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

Screenshot of panel discussion on Rebuilding the Federal Science Workforce at the National Academy of Sciences' 158th Annual Meeting in April.

May 4, 2021

A National Academy of Sciences Conversation on Rebuilding Federal Science Workforce

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

March 24, 2021

What I Told Congress: Five Ways to Rebuild Scientific Capacity in Federal Agencies

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor