White House report says Trump can usher in a "new golden age" of science
Summary
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a report called “Science: A New Golden Age” that highlights problems in how the U.S. government supports science and suggests major changes. The report praises past achievements and aims to simplify research funding, but it does not address many current policies by the Trump administration that critics say hurt scientific progress.Key Facts
- The OSTP report is titled “Science: A New Golden Age” and was released under President Donald Trump’s administration.
- The report compares itself to "Science, the Endless Frontier," a key post-WWII science policy document.
- It argues that the U.S. science funding system has structural problems needing big changes.
- The report promises to reduce the time researchers spend on grant paperwork by simplifying rules.
- It does not specify which regulations should change, leaving its plan vague.
- The Trump administration has proposed budget cuts and delayed funding for science, which the report doesn’t fully address.
- The report praises the Human Genome Project but overlooks that it was an international effort.
- It supports open data sharing but also complains about other countries benefiting from U.S. research.
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