On May 23rd, 2025, the White House published Executive Order (E.O.) 14303, Restoring Gold Standard Science. The Department of Energy has published its implementation plan to ensure all nine Gold Standard Science tenets are utilized at the DOE.
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Guidance on Gold Standard Science: OSTP-Guidance-for-GSS-June-2025.pdf
Executive Summary
The mission of the Department of Energy (DOE) is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. The science supported by DOE spans the full breadth from grand challenge, fundamental science through applied science in support of energy technologies. DOE has a long-standing commitment to the highest standards of scientific integrity in the research that we support at national laboratories, academic and other research institutions, and industry.
The DOE reflects the tenets of Gold Standard Science, covered in E.O. 14303, in much of the Department’s existing culture and management of scientific activities, including in its funding opportunities, resource allocations, award selection, and reporting requirements. The purpose of this implementation plan is to determine the DOE’s baseline Gold Standard Science activities, determine next steps and identify potential challenges.