Basic set of checks-and-balances:
* Preregistration and adoption of open science practices
* Public access to research results, methods, and data, with some exceptions (such as PII)
* Federally-funded universities can't use NDAs or non-disparage agreements
* Federally-funded universities must respond to records requests under terms similar to FOIA (note that FOIA has requestor pay costs)
* Federally-funded universities must adopt transparent governance
* Salary caps at federally-funded universities and affiliated organizations
* Conflict-of-interest laws with hard enforcement
* Federally-funded universities must publicly publish research misconduct and alleged research misconduct. The latter is tricky, since you don't want to smear the researcher without proof, but you also don't want to trust results.
This really needs reform.
* Preregistration and adoption of open science practices
* Public access to research results, methods, and data, with some exceptions (such as PII)
* Federally-funded universities can't use NDAs or non-disparage agreements
* Federally-funded universities must respond to records requests under terms similar to FOIA (note that FOIA has requestor pay costs)
* Federally-funded universities must adopt transparent governance
* Salary caps at federally-funded universities and affiliated organizations
* Conflict-of-interest laws with hard enforcement
* Federally-funded universities must publicly publish research misconduct and alleged research misconduct. The latter is tricky, since you don't want to smear the researcher without proof, but you also don't want to trust results.
This really needs reform.