Science Lab

The Pentagon last week released an instruction memo that "establishes policy and assigns responsibilities concerning the integrity of scientific and engineering activities that the [Defense Department] conducts, and science and engineering information it uses to support public policy and management decisions."

According to the July 26 memo:

It is DoD policy to support a culture of scientific and engineering integrity. Science and engineering play a vital role in the DoD’s mission, providing one of several critical inputs to policy and systems acquisition decision making. The DoD recognizes the importance of scientific and engineering information, and science and engineering as methods for maintaining and enhancing its effectiveness and its credibility with the public. The DoD is dedicated to preserving the integrity of the scientific and engineering activities it conducts.