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For example, GAO also found that between July and November 2022, the agency brought 235 extramural researchers into compliance with registration and reporting requirements.

Michael Lauer, head of NIH’s extramural research, says that secrecy is necessary to protect the privacy of individual scientists, who are not government employees.

NIH’s extramural grants chief, Michael Lauer, notes the agency has published similar data in the past couple of years.

“We are encouraged,” says Marie Bernard, NIH chief officer for scientific workforce diversity, who co-authored a 14 June blog post on the new data with NIH extramural chief Michael Lauer.

NIH has contacted more than 90 institutions about more than 200 scientists they’re concerned about, said Dr. Michael S. Lauer, NIH deputy director for extramural research.