federal science workforce

Researchers monitor severe weather on their computers

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March 12, 2025

A Hundred Attacks and Counting: What Happened to Federal Science in February

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

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March 10, 2025

We Are Charting a Path for Science in the Trump Era

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

President Trump signs an executive order at the White House.

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March 6, 2025

President Trump’s Cabinet of Polluters, Frackers and Climate Crisis Deniers Rushes to Gut Protections

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

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March 5, 2025

Musk Is Pushing the Great American Innovation Machine to the Brink

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

A senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center works on tracking Hurricane Beryl in 2024.

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March 3, 2025

What Does NOAA Do for Us, and How Can We Defend It?

UCS Science Network

People take part in the March For Science after a rally on the National Mall on April 14, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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February 4, 2025

Dear Federal Scientists: Please Don’t Give Up

UCS Science Network

Female scientist reading notebook next to microscope in lab.

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January 20, 2025

An Open Letter to Federal Science Workers in the Second Trump Administration

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

USEPA/Eric Vance

January 16, 2025

The Trump Administration’s Plans to Fire Federal Science Workers Is Not a Done Deal

Taylor Pendergrass
Director, Policy & Advocacy

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January 15, 2025

Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE Strategy: Bully Federal Scientists

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

A woman in a scientific laboratory, wearing a lab coat and gloves.

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September 12, 2024

How Can We Defend Government Science from Political Interference?

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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November 14, 2023

Post-Trump Brain Drain Largely Restored at Key Federal Agencies But More Work Needed on Diversity

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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

Woman scientist looking through microscope

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November 7, 2023

New Analysis: Federal Agencies Need to Recruit More Scientists from Diverse Universities

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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March 1, 2023

Top Three Findings from the Latest UCS Survey of Federal Scientists

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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September 7, 2022

New UCS Survey Asks Federal Scientists: How are You Faring in the Biden Administration?

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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January 20, 2022

Biden USDA Must Do More to Rebuild a Diverse Science Workforce

Charlotte Kirk Baer
Former Contributor

NASA Kennedy / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

October 19, 2021

Calling All Scientists: The Federal Government is Hiring

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

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September 21, 2021

How to Apply for a Federal Job: A Toolkit for Scientists

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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 of UCS

John Klossner

November 9, 2020

Science After Trump: What We Learned and How the Biden Administration Can Build Back

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

November 27, 2019

Introducing Federal Scientist (now under the Trump administration) Barbie™!

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

July 10, 2019

Censoring a Senior Analyst at the State Department for Telling the Truth is a Damned Shame

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Photo: EPA

September 13, 2018

The EPA Can’t Stop Polluters When the Trump Administration Cuts Enforcement Staff

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

USDA

August 15, 2018

Is Scientific Integrity Safe at the USDA?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director