Scientific Integrity Annual Reports

In accordance with EPA’s commitment to transparency, as well as outlined in the Scientific Integrity Policy, EPA's Scientific Integrity Program creates an annual report that chronicles the implementation of EPA’s Scientific Integrity Policy and EPA’s commitment to scientific integrity. The annual report is developed by the Scientific Integrity Official (SIO) and the Scientific Integrity Committee (SIC) and presented to the Chief Scientist (previously the Science Advisor). The report discusses highlights of annual activities, summary of Scientific Integrity concerns, and future initiatives to further a culture of scientific integrity within EPA.

Looking Forward

The Scientific Integrity Program has outlined several future initiatives such an upcoming framework from the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, an updated Scientific Integrity Policy, an updated Onboarding training and whiteboard training, the release of an analysis from the Agency-wide Scientific Integrity Survey, and implementation plans from regions and offices towards the scientific integrity cross agency strategy.