Report on Actions Taken to Implement Gold Standard Science
President Trump issued Executive Order 14303, entitled “Restoring Gold Standard Science” (EO). Pursuant to Section 3 of the EO, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Michael Kratsios issued guidance to federal agencies on incorporating Gold Standard Science tenets into their scientific research activities, requiring federal agencies to submit to OSTP and publish on their websites a report on how the agencies plan to implement the Gold Standard Science (GSS) requirements by August 22, 2025. The CFPB is committed to the principles of Gold Standard Science and to fulfilling these principles by developing a policy to ensure that the CFPB adheres to these directives. Therefore, in this report the CFPB describes its development of procedures and progress toward adopting policies to implement the OSTP Director’s Guidance and ensure adherence to the EO.