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Start with Science Climate and Land Use Change Core Science Systems Ecosystems Energy and Minerals Environmental Health Natural Hazards Science Quality and Integrity Water Our Contacts The Office of Science Quality and Integrity (OSQI) monitors and enhances the integrity, quality, and health of United States Geological Survey (USGS) science through executive oversight and development of strong practices, policy, and supporting programs listed below.

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### Scientific Integrity Scientific integrity (SI) is maintained when all employees adhere to professional values and practices when conducting and applying the results of science and scholarship that ensures objectivity, clarity, and reproducibility, and that provides insulation fr om bias, fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, outside interference, and censorship. Allegations of scientific misconduct may be submitted following the guidelines in the USGS policy on scientific integrity using the following e-mail address: gs_science_integrity@usgs.gov. USGS SI Policy || DOI SI Policy || DOI SI Web site || USGS SI Pyramid


### Fundamental Science Practices Fundamental Science Practices (FSP) clarify how USGS science is carried out and how the resulting information products (including maps, imagery, and publications) are developed, reviewed, approved, and released. This site includes FSP resource information of in terest to the public. The FSP site also provides links to other USGS sites that focus on Bureau ac tivities concerning to Office of Management and Budget directives related to information quality and peer review as required under the Information Quality Act and that deta il planned activities to increase public access to scientific public ations and digital scientific data. 

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### Ethics Office The Ethics Office provid es guidance, information and training to USGS employees and volunteers. Our work helps ensures compliance with ethics statutes, regulations an d policies, including restrictions on the financial interests and outside activities of USGS employees. Home || Contact the USGS Ethics Office || Ethics Guide for DOI Employees || Standards of Conduct || Financial Guide for USGS Employees|| Annual Ethics Training


### Office of Tribal Relations
The Office of Tribal Re lations (OTR) coordinates with Native American governments and organizations to facilitate access to, and collaborate on, USGS scientific research that can help support tribal natural resource management. This furthers USGS mission to provide unbiased scientific information and is part of our Federal Trust Responsibility. Contacts


### Youth in Education and Science The Youth and Education in Science (YES) office coordinates internal funding and internship programs in support of USGS efforts to engage the next generation of scientists and science support staff. The YES office also maintains the Education Web site that provides resources for primary, secondary, and undergraduate level students and teachers. Education


### Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program The Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program provides an opportunity fo r postdoctoral fellows to conduct concentrated research in association with selected members of the USGS professional staff, often as a final element to their formal career preparation. Research Opportunities || How to Apply || FAQs 

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### Scientist Emeritus Program The Scientist Emeritus Program is a cadre of retired USGS scientists and technical experts, with demonstrated leadership qualities, volunteer their expertise, intellect, and creativity in efforts that allow them to remain active in the science community, enhance the programmatic activities of the USGS, and serve the public. Scientist Emeritus 

### Evaluation, Review, and Recognition USGS research, development, and senior scientists are reviewed regularly by panels of their peers. OSQI coordinates cycles of review panels each year. In addition, itprovides monitoring and oversight of internal an d external review of USGS science programs and supp orts administration of internal award and participation in external award programs. RGE-EDGE Resources || RGE-EDGE Handbook || ST Review U.S. Department of the Interior| U.S. Geological Survey URL: http://www.usgs.gov/quality_integrity/default.asp Page Contact Information: Ask USGS Page Last Modified: Monday, February 29, 2016 

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