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Federal Research: Agency Actions Could Strengthen Scientific Integrity Policies

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date July 17, 2019
Release Date July 17, 2019
Report No. GAO-19-674T
Summary:

How do agencies protect the integrity of scientific research?

Federal guidance on scientific integrity includes principles to ensure the open exchange of information and prevent the distortion of research findings.

We testified that all 9 agencies we reviewed have policies based on those principles. However:

2 agencies have not provided scientific integrity training for staff

1 does not have a scientific integrity official

5 do not monitor or evaluate activities under their scientific integrity policies

2 do not have procedures to address alleged violations of their policies

We made 10 recommendations in a related report.

A scientist using a microscope.

A scientist using a microscope.

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