Making Research Public: No Consistency

Inconsistent policies across agencies about how to communicate scientific policies to the public are jeopardizing the credibility federal scientific research, an independent panel of scientists has reported to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have taken "steps in the right direction," the scientists said, according to a New York Times report. But the scientists found that other agencies still don't have consistent standards about releasing information to the public and the media.