The Coalition for Professional Integrity

Tell Congress: Pass the Scientific Integrity Act. Safeguard science. (9/9)

Scientific integrity in the federal government means: we can protect the environment. (8/9)

Scientific integrity in the federal government means: we can explore new worlds. (7/9)

Scientific integrity in the federal government means: our medical treatment is tested. (6/9)

Scientific integrity in the federal government means: the water we drink is safe. (5/9)

Scientific integrity in the federal government means: the air we breathe is clean. (4/9)

When scientists act with integrity, evidence guides decisions without conflicts of interest or political interference. (3/9)

Upholding professional integrity means workers perform their duties honestly, according to professional standards, and free from improper influence. (2/9)

You can’t have scientific integrity without professional integrity. When scientists and federal workers are free to consider all the evidence—without political interference—the American people are better served.

@ucs.org @enviroprotnet.bsky.social (1/9)

"The gutting of our workforce, which has already been reduced by an estimated 30 percent, has stretched remaining staff to the breaking point and weakened our ability to respond to mounting environmental and public health threats."
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GAO report offers new details on the workers agencies lost last year The government watchdog agency found that nearly 144,000 federal workers were accepted into the deferred resignation program in the first half of 2025.

GAO’s report found that in the first half of 2025 nearly 144,000 federal employees were accepted into the deferred resignation program. Professional integrity in public services depends on the federal government being fully staffed and funded. www.govexec.com/oversight/20...

HHS seeks to ‘effectively dismantle’ research office evaluating impact of its programs | Federal News Network The Administration for Children and Families' research arm faces a major restructuring, and will soon answer to political leaders it was independent from.

HHS is restructuring the the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation by cutting staff and putting its work under political appointees, threatening independent oversight of federal programs for underserved children and families. federalnewsnetwork.com/reorganizati...

New RIF Appeal Rule Could Trigger Mass Federal Worker Firings, AFGE Warns Under a proposed rule published Feb. 10 in the Federal Register, the administration is proposing to transfer responsibility for reviewing federal employee appeals of proposed reductions-in-force from ...

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has proposed transferring the responsibility of reviewing federal employee appeals of proposed RIFs from the independent Merit Systems Protection Board to OPM. This change could cause mass federal worker firings. Learn more: www.afge.org/article/new-...

Whistleblower protections ensure workers in the federal sector can uphold their professional integrity and best serve the American people. Learn more about how whistleblower protections and professional integrity work together from the slideshow we created with @govacctproj.bsky.social ⬇️

Administration’s Attempt to End Third-Party Review of Federal Worker RIFs is Illegal, Largest Union Says Proposed rule change ‘part of a deliberate attempt to dismantle the nonpartisan civil service,’ AFGE leader says.

AFGE has issued a statement saying eliminating independent review of federal employees’ terminations will allow the Trump administration to terminate large portions of the federal workforce without independent review. www.afge.org/publication/...

Trump seeks to limit legal options for fired federal workers The Trump administration is trying to make it harder for fired federal employees to contest their dismissal, according to a government plan.

OPM has issued a proposed rule to end fired federal employees ability to appeal their firing to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Instead, federal employees would have to appeal to the Office of Personnel Management, whose director answers to the President. www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

@dpeaflcio.bsky.social's statement: www.dpeaflcio.org/press-releas...

@narfehq.bsky.social's statement: www.narfe.org/blog/2026/02...

@ourpublicservice.bsky.social's statement: ourpublicservice.org/press-releas...

@ifpte.bsky.social's statement: www.ifpte.org/news/ifpte-c...

@nffe.bsky.social's statement: nffe.org/press-releas...

@ucs.org's statement: www.ucs.org/about/news/t...

AFGE's statement: www.afge.org/publication/...

Today, OPM finalized the new Schedule P/C rule, which weakens civil service protections for career federal employees. Our partner organizations explain what this means for professional integrity in the federal government 🔽

Federal Data Is Disappearing The Trump administration has disrupted data collection on everything from homeland security, maternal mortality, hunger, drug use, education, disaster preparation and the economy.

With more than 3k public data sets removed, the federal government is no longer a reliable source of widespread data collection according to experts. Lack of reliable and quality government data puts everyday Americans’ safety, security, & economic wellbeing at risk. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

The federal workforce changed drastically in 2025. Here’s how. Federal News Network's analysis of federal workforce data reveals the agencies that had the steepest employee separations, whether voluntary or involuntary.

The government must ensure the federal workforce has the necessary capacity & expertise needed to uphold professional integrity & provide quality public services. Federal workforce data reveals agencies' staff losses & provides insight into impacted services. federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...

Tell your Senator to pass Protect America’s Workforce Act: act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

Collective bargaining rights help ensure federal employees can uphold their professional integrity, especially in the face of political pressures. Protecting federal sector collective bargaining rights ensures the government serves the interests of the American people.

Federal union members, union leaders, and public officials spoke today at the PAWA to the People Rally about the need for the Protect America’s Workforce Act (PAWA) to restore federal employees’ union rights. Union rights help ensure federal workers can uphold their professional integrity.