Politics don’t belong in scientific research PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ENDS JULY 13, 2026
I wanted to make sure you saw our crucial, updated alert below to submit a public comment regarding the escalation of the Trump administration's relentless attacks on science and evidence-based policymaking. The comment period deadline is early next month, and we need the UCS community to mount a fierce rebuttal against the prioritization of ideology and politics above science and merit. Please take action today. —Margo Hands Off Federal Scientific Research SUBMIT A COMMENT A little over a week ago, the White House released a draft for a proposed rule that would devastate the scientific enterprise. The Trump administration's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing that political appointees should decide who receives all federal research grant awards. Not peer review panels or experts, but political appointees—with no scientific background or expertise—would judge the merit of research proposals, override decisions by subject matter experts, and interfere with f...