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... Although diverse in their charters, there is an overall NASA culture that makes it difficult to completely separate observations, findings, and recommendations for SMD from those of NASA overall when addressing a healthy and vibrant science community. For clarity, this report will refer to the Science Mission Directorate as "SMD" when discussing space, Earth, biological and physical sciences and "NASA" when referring to the agency as a whole.
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... It establishes attributes or tenets that capture the needs of such a community. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 identify specific elements associated with the tenet themes: Assuring Strong Science and Research Priorities, Ensuring a Healthy People Enterprise, and Addressing Programmatic Issues, respectively.
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... An efficient system, guided by clear standards, processes and evaluation criteria can ensure a robust future, and enable the reliability and ethical basis of the research activities and products. To this end, the committee has identified six tenets to capture the needs of a healthy and vital scientific research community: • Clarity of science for efficient research and public support.
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