Proposed US funding rules would give political appointees final say on scientific grants, bypassing peer review
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John Timmer
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The article discusses proposed changes to US government grant funding rules under the Trump administration, which would shift decision-making power from peer reviewers and subject-matter experts to political appointees. This fundamentally alters the traditional system where scientific quality and feasibility were the primary criteria for funding, replacing it with a system where political staff can screen grants for forbidden topics and have final approval authority. The change threatens the peer review process that helped establish the US as a scientific superpower.
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bskyProposed US funding rules would give political appointees final say on scientific grants, bypassing peer reviewarstechnica.comKey quotes
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Under the proposed rules, political appointees would have the final say, and they were s
Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.
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