Letter Responding to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy "Request for Information To Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies" 86 FR 34064 on behalf of the Alfred P. Sloan Funded Project "Reducing the Inadvertent Spread of Retracted Science: Shaping a Research and Implementation Agenda"

We encourage the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to: 1) develop mechanisms for assessing the integrity of reported research, when concerns are raised, that are distinct from processes to determine whether individual researchers have committed misconduct; [based on (Wager et al. 2021)] 2) codify best practices for federally funded databases and repositories in handling retracted research; and 3) promote awareness of retraction issues as part of Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Education. Letter responding to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy "Request for Information To Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies" 86 FR 34064 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/28/2021-13640/request-for-information-to-improve-federal-scientific-integrity-policiesAlfred P. Sloan Foundation G-2020-12623Ope