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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides unbiased, objective, and impartial scientific information upon which our audiences, including resource managers, planners, and other entities, rely. Carolyn Reid is a Policy Analyst-Fundamental Science Practices and Information Quality / Peer Review Agenda for the Office of Science Quality and Integrity.