{"id":15685,"date":"2021-01-27T20:37:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T20:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/27\/biden-issues-memorandum-to-protect-federal-scientists\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:41:09","slug":"biden-issues-memorandum-to-protect-federal-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2021\/01\/27\/biden-issues-memorandum-to-protect-federal-scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden issues memorandum to protect federal scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Joe Biden signed a memorandum to agency leadership Jan. 27 instituting policies and procedures that aim to protect federal scientists from political interference and ensure that agency policymaking is rooted in solid evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memo is designed \u201cto send a clear message that 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