NSC Alliance has signed on to a letter urging greater transparency and oversight regarding potential Reduction-in-Force (RIF) and reorganization plans for federal agencies critical to our nation’s scientific enterprise and public health infrastructure.
The letter reads, in part:
“We request the immediate public release of these plans and robust public and expert consultation before any irreversible actions are taken. The potential consequences of widespread, opaque RIFs and reorganizations within agencies under your committees’ jurisdiction – agencies responsible for vital research, health services, regulatory oversight, and public safety functions – are immense. Without transparency, stakeholders vital to the scientific and health ecosystem, including researchers, scientists, public health professionals, healthcare providers, academic institutions, patient advocacy groups, and organizations dedicated to scientific integrity, are left unable to provide crucial feedback or prepare for potential disruptions. We risk undermining long-term research projects, interrupting essential public health detection, monitoring and reporting, damaging our national capacity to respond to health crises, and jeopardizing the scientific workforce pipeline.”
More than 75 organizations signed on. Read the letter.