A Framework for Federal Scientific Integrity Policy and Practice

This Framework is in response to the 2021 Presidential Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking, which directed the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to review scientific integrity policies and practices and to establish a framework for regular assessment and iterative improvement of scientific integrity in U.S. Federal agencies.

The goal of this Framework is to assist agencies across the entire Federal government as they take next steps together to strengthen and institutionalize scientific integrity policy, practice, and culture and to fill gaps in consistency across government as identified in the Report.