Are you a federal scientist, contractor, or federal worker? Do you know someone who works for the federal government? Here are resources to have on hand during the Trump administration. We will continue to update this page as more resources are developed.
Know your rights
Serve the People: A Civil Servant's Guide for 2024 and Beyond A detailed guide, created by and for federal employees, to help civil servants understand their rights inside and outside the workplace.
Civil Service Strong Resources assembled by federal employee unions and advocacy groups to help protect federal employees.
Resources for Federal Employees A PDF guide created by the Environmental Protection Network.
Know Your Rights: Scientific Activism and Protests A guide created by the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund to ensure scientists can exercise their rights to engage in protest and advocacy.
Protect yourself against attacks
Science in an Age of Scrutiny: How Scientists Can Respond to Criticism and Personal Attacks This UCS report offers strategies for scientists to protect themselves and their work from attacks.
A Pocket Guide for Scientists: Handling Political Harassment and Legal Intimidation A guide created by the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund for handling harassment from both government and the private sector.
A Pocket Guide for Scientists: Safeguarding Online Communications A guide created by the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund specifically focused on internet security, protecting online speech, and best practices for social media and email.
Open Records Guides A guide created by the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund specifically focused on state and local open-records laws and protections for research.
Document attacks on science
Make a Note to the Record: How Federal Scientists Can Protect Science for the Public Good This UCS resource helps federal employees understand how to document attacks on science and violations of scientific integrity.
Efforts to Preserve Government Data This UCS blog post details ways that external actors can preserve data and web content that might be removed by a hostile administration.
Defending Science for the Public Good Toolkit A PDF guide created by SciLight providing advice and guidance for defending science at federal agencies.
Speaking Up for Science: A Guide to Whistleblowing for Federal Employees A PDF guide created by the Government Accountability Project to help federal employees identify and speak out about abuses by political leadership.
Take action with UCS
Sign the letter to 119th Congress to defend science.
Register for our webinar, “Protecting Scientists Engaging in Advocacy,” on February 26.
Learn more about our Save Science, Save Lives campaign.
Join the UCS Science Network, and use your expertise to educate the public and inform decisions critical to our health, safety, and environment.
Share your story of the benefits of federal science and research around the country.
Donate to the Science Emergency Fund.
Share these resources with federal science workers!
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