The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has released a report titled "Science: A New Golden Age," positioning itself as a successor to the influential 1945 document "Science, the Endless Frontier" and claiming the Trump administration is well placed to revitalise US research. Critics note the report sits awkwardly alongside the administration's own record of proposing deep cuts to research funding and granting political appointees the power to cancel merit-based grants, raising questions about its credibility and practical impact.

The report does raise some genuine, previously acknowledged concerns, such as the excessive administrative burden grant-writing places on researchers, though it offers no specific regulations it proposes to reform. It also cites the Human Genome Project as a model of government-driven science and open data-sharing, seemingly overlooking that the project relied on major international collaboration and that the administration has separately sought to curb international research partnerships and criticised open access to US-generated findings. Commentators argue the document lacks internal coherence, blending legitimate critique with political grievances and Silicon Valley-influenced ideas, partly reflecting OSTP director Michael Kratsios's background with Peter Thiel, making it unlikely to carry the same weight as its historical predecessor.