Federal Advisory Committee Manipulation: Administration Response
John H. Marburger, III, the Science Adviser to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, issued a statement responding to the Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) February 2004 report on scientific integrity in policymaking. UCS responded to the statement.
Background Information on Federal Advisory Committees:
History and role of federal advisory committees.
Scientists' experience and perspectives on stacking of federal advisory committees.
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