Integrity
- Critique of the DOI Scientific Integrity PolicyCritique of the DOI Scientific Integrity Policy (305 DM 3, 1/28/11) August 8, 2012 Dr. Paul R. Houser Introduction:I served as a member of the Department of Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Scientific Integrity Policy writing team which assembled thisPolicy. After this Policy was adopted I… ∞Personal Code of EthicsScientific integrity and performing science that is the public trust is my core value. With my "Water Cycle Research making a Difference" goal, it is my intention to propose, perform, and report science research and results honestly, accurately, unbiased and with assumptions, uncertainties and risks so as to be in… ∞Scientific Code of EthicsIn 2001, Sir John Sulston proposed that scientists declare their intention "to cause no harm and to be wholly truthful in their public pronouncements, and also to protect them from discrimination by employers who might prefer them to be economical with the truth." In 2007 Sir David King laid out… ∞Scientific Integrity IssuesFundamentally, scientific misconduct falls under intentional falsification, fabrication, and plagiarism. However, even with good intentions and a code of conduct, unfortunately science is usually performed from the outset with at least a bias, and often with a predetermined goal in mind. When I decided to take my first job after… ∞Klamath Dam Removal Scientific MisconductIn April 2011, I was hired as the Bureau of Reclamation's science adviser and scientific integrity officer. After I questioned science reporting and summary documents related to the Klamath River Dam Removal Secretarial Decision, I faced systematic reprisal and my job was terminated on February 24, 2012. On that… ∞
- Fired scientist resolves whistleblower complaint with fedsBy TIM HEARDEN Capital Press [link] YREKA, Calif. – A former U.S. Bureau of Reclamation senior science adviser who claimed… ∞Former employee settles scuffle with agency over firing complaintINTERIOR: Former employee settles scuffle with agency over firing complaint Emily Yehle, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 A… ∞Scientific Whistleblower Complaint ResolvedFor Immediate Release: Dec 04, 2012 [link] Contact: Kirsten Stade (202) 265-7337 SCIENTIFIC WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT RESOLVED Successful Mediation under Auspices… ∞Scientist Accuses Obama’s Interior Department of MisconductA whistleblower fired earlier this year says the agency violated its own policy meant to ensure the use of sound… ∞Secrecy creepSecrecy Creep: Executive branch agencies have learned well from the Obama administration's fixation on punishing whistleblowers By Glenn Greenwald, Salon… ∞Critique of the DOI Scientific Integrity PolicyCritique of the DOI Scientific Integrity Policy (305 DM 3, 1/28/11) August 8, 2012 Dr. Paul R. Houser Introduction:I… ∞PURGED SCIENCE ADVISOR TESTS INTERIOR’S INTEGRITY POLICIESPEER: For Immediate Release: August 8, 2012 Contact: Kirsten Stade (202) 265-7337 PURGED SCIENCE ADVISOR TESTS INTERIOR’S INTEGRITY POLICIES —… ∞Full Committee Oversight Hearing on “Oversight of the Actions, Independence and Accountability of the Acting Inspector General of the Department of the Interior”
On August 2, 2012, the House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee had an oversight hearing on the independence and accountability… ∞
Department of Interior Email update on Scientific Integrity Review[LINK] From: Ralph_Morgenweck@fws.gov [mailto:Ralph_Morgenweck@fws.gov] Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:18 PM To: phouser@gmu.edu Cc: suzette_kimball@usgs.gov; ldovell@usgs.gov; Fay_Iudicello@ios.doi.gov; Subject: Contractor review… ∞Decline in king salmon is rooted in the sea, state biologists sayMon Jun 25 09:40:24 EDT 20121900 The Anchorage Daily News (www.adn.com) By RICHARD MAUER (06/24/12 22:06:41) Something in the ocean… ∞Patrick Higgins: Settlements sidestep Klamath’s real problemsPatrick Higgins: Settlements sidestep Klamath's real problems Staff Reports Sunday, June 24, 2012 The June 11 "Speak Your Piece," "Klamath… ∞Paul R. Houser: Dam removal holds risks, uncertaintiesPaul R. Houser: Dam removal holds risks, uncertainties Staff Reports Sunday, June 24, 2012 After I questioned the accuracy of… ∞Scientist blows whistle on dam removal assessmentwlj, 06-22-2012 Scientist blows whistle on dam removal assessment A senior scientific advisor was fired by the U.S. Bureau… ∞Response to Lynch: SummaryDr. Paul R. Houser, 20 June 2012 After I questioned the accuracy of science reporting and summary documents related to… ∞Comments from an Engineering StandpointComments from Jerry Bacigalupi, PE on Dennis Lynch's guest OpEd published in the June 15, 2012 Capital Press “Klamath science… ∞Senator Doug Whitsett: NewsletterSenator Doug Whitsett, Oregon 06/11/12: DOI Survey Last week, the United States House of Representatives passed legislation that would prohibit… ∞Klamath whistle-blower offers a rebuttalKlamath whistle-blower offers a rebuttal June 18, 2012 10:47 AM| No Comments Last Monday, we published an Op-Ed by Dennis… ∞Klamath Science-Informed Decision Making Process Needs ImprovementKlamath Science-Informed Decision Making Process Needs Improvement Dr. Paul R. Houser, 16 June 2012 In April 2011, I was hired… ∞Response to KnightResponse to Knight - Yreka, CA - Siskiyou Daily News http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/opinions/letters_to_the_editor/x984844574/Response-to-Knight Response to Knight By Tom Rickard… ∞No integrity at the Department of the InteriorNo integrity at the Department of the Interior June 1, 2012 by ppjg Follow this subject at www.SupportRuralAmerica.com Dr. Paul… ∞Dr. Paul Houser: Curtis Knight attempted to obscure the factsPublished in the Siskiyou Daily News, May 31, 2012. Dr. Paul Houser: Curtis Knight attempted to obscure the facts… ∞Siskiyou Daily News Letter: Whistleblowers deserve respectSubject: Siskiyou Daily News Letter: Whistleblowers deserve respect Whistleblowers deserve respect - Yreka, CA - Siskiyou Daily News http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/opinions/letters_to_the_editor/x358807992/Whistleblowers-deserve-respect… ∞Klamath in the Balance: Klamath Whistle Blower Dr. Paul HouserThis movie is part of the collection: Access HumboldtLetter from Senator Mikulski (D-Maryland)On Feburary 24, 2012 I sent my Scientific Integrity and Whistleblower complaint to a number of Senators and representatives in California,… ∞Dr. Paul R. Houser, Former Bureau of Reclamation Science Advisor and Scientific Integrity Officer, Bureau of Reclamation’s top scientist, whistleblower on Klamath dam removal science misconduct, responds to Curtis Knight, California Trout’s, attackFrom: http://www.klamathbasincrisis.org/science/misconduct/houserrespondstoCalTrout052912.htm Dr. Paul R. Houser, Former Bureau of Reclamation Science Advisor and Scientific Integrity Officer, Bureau of Reclamation’s… ∞The Importance of Scientific Integrity: A Response to Mr. Curtis KnightPaul R. Houser, May 25, 2012 For critical decisions such as dam removal, it is important to seek truth. Here… ∞INTERIOR’S SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY PROGRAM DEVOLVING INTO MOSH PITPEER: For Immediate Release: May 22, 2012 Contact: Kirsten Stade (202) 265-7337 INTERIOR’S SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY PROGRAM DEVOLVING INTO MOSH PIT… ∞Fired scientist says Klamath dam removal ‘extreme’Fired scientist says Klamath dam removal 'extreme,' Capital Press, posted to KBC 5/12/11. "The former U.S. Bureau of Reclamation senior… ∞Oregon Public BroadcastingAmelia Templeton produced a short news story for the radio and web, and then did a longer interview with OPB's morning… ∞Dr. Paul Houser’s meeting with the Siskyou County Board of SupervisorsColumns on top federal scientist whistleblower's, Dr. Paul Houser's, meeting with the Board of Supervisors, by Siskiyou County Supervisor Marcia… ∞Dr. Paul Houser speaking on Klamath Dam Removal Part 1 – YouTubeDr. Paul Houser speaking on Klamath Dam Removal Part 1 - YouTube Dr.Paul Houser, Ph.D Hydrometeorology Univ of Arizona. He… ∞Houser’s Speech in Yreka, CA on Scientific IntegrityKlamath River Basin Dam Removal Whistle Blower, Dr. Paul R. Houser PhDFederal whistleblower coming to Klamath and Siskiyouwww.pienpolitics.com Press Release: May 1, 2012 Federal whistleblower coming to Klamath and Siskiyou By Liz Bowen, editor Pie N Politics.com… ∞A Former Government Employee Explains How He Was Fired For Raising Environmental ConcernsAt netrightdaily.com By Frank McCaffrey — A George Mason University professor has issue with the reasoning behind his release from… ∞Dear Whistleblower, You’re FiredDear Whistleblower, You’re Fired Sen. Doug Whitsett | Mar 14, 2012 | 2 comments EXPERT WHO PUBLICLY CHALLENGED THE SCIENCE… ∞Klamath Dam Whistle Blower – Dr. Paul Houser is HERE!!!!!Klamath Dam Whistle Blower - Dr. Paul Houser is HERE!!!!! Department of the Interior Whistleblower Dr. Paul Houser Dr.… ∞Klamath Basin CrisisDr. Paul R. Houser * Scientist and whistleblower * expert on 'Scientific Integrity' * highest level scientist in the Bureau… ∞Whistleblower to talk in KlamathWhistleblower to talk in Klamath Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:00 am Whistleblower to talk in KlamathBy LEE JUILLERAT H&N… ∞Pie N PoliticsWhistleblower to talk about case in Klamath Falls Herald and News Klamath Falls, Oregon April 9, 2012 A scientist… ∞Be Careful What You Wish For: Rodger Pielke, Jr.Be Careful What You Wish For Nature has a news report on a recent dust-up in the Department of Interior… ∞Integrity Problems at Interior’s Science Integrity Program?Integrity Problems at Interior's Science Integrity Program? April 4, 2012 The Interior Department's Scientific Integrity Program led the pack of… ∞US integrity effort hits troubled waterNature | News US integrity effort hits troubled water Allegations by integrity officer who lost his job are a setback… ∞U.S. Science Integrity Effort Hits Troubled WaterScientific American/Nature article, By Eugenie Samuel Reich of Nature magazine Allegations by integrity officer who lost his job are a… ∞Two Rivers Tribune Guest Editorial of March 28, 2010Two Rivers Tribune Guest Editorial of March 28, 2010 More Ethical Problems with Klamath Dam Removal Process than Press Releases… ∞Senator Doug Whitsett (R-Klamath Falls), E-Newsletter Dr. Paul R. Houser is the whistleblower who was recently fired by the United… ∞We the People Radio: The Dam WhistleblowerOur guest - Paul R. Houser DR. PAUL R. HOUSER Paul Houser, an associate professor of hydrology at George Mason… ∞Complaint of reprisal for a disclosure concerning the biased summarization of key scientific conclusions for the Klamath River dam removal Secretarial determination process.DATE: March 8, 2012 TO: U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA The Curtis Center-Suite 740 West 170 S. Independence Mall West Philadelphia,… ∞National Public Radio: Klamath Dam WhistleblowerJefferson Public Radio: The Jefferson Exchange Wednesday, March 07, 2012 / 8am Klamath Dam Whistleblower Out of a job and… ∞Whistleblower KBRA Scientist Uncovers Falsifying Science In Scientific Report by Secretary Salazar on Klamath Dam RemovalWhistleblower KBRA Scientist Uncovers Falsifying Science In Scientific Report by Secretary Salazar on Klamath Dam Removal Posted on March 1,… ∞The Redding Searchlight: Fired federal adviser files whistle-blower complaint over Klamath dam removalUPDATED: Fired federal adviser files whistle-blower complaint over Klamath dam removal Professor says information was manipulated to support removal By… ∞Allegation of scientific and scholarly misconduct and reprisal for a disclosure concerning the biased summarization of key scientific conclusions for the Klamath River dam removal Secretarial determination process.[PDF with attachments] DATE: February 24, 2012 TO: Office of the Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs Department of the Interior… ∞Scientists find holes in Klamath River dam removal planSubject: LA Times: Scientists find holes in Klamath River dam removal plan http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-klamath-20110625,0,938010.story Scientists find holes in Klamath… ∞WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR SCIENTISTS SIDELINEDPEER: For Immediate Release: June 14, 2011 Contact: Kirsten Stade (202) 265-7337 WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR SCIENTISTS SIDELINED — Science Integrity… ∞
