Trump Cuts 100+ Scientific Advisory Panels Across All Major US Science Agencies
The Trump administration has eliminated more than 100 scientific advisory panels across all major US science agencies, according to a Nature analysis. The move compounds a broader pattern of science policy downsizing that includes grant reductions and workforce cuts, representing a structural withdrawal of expert scientific input from federal policy processes.
Why It Matters
Advisory panels shape AI research priorities, safety standards, and competitive research funding at the federal level. Their elimination removes a key mechanism for independent expert input precisely as AI governance debates intensify.