] As described in the 15th November, 2002, issue of the ] journal Science (Ferber, 2002), the current ] administration has engaged in political screening of ] appointees to peer review study sections that are charged ] with evaluating the scientific merits of research ] proposals on HF/E issues in the workplace. Strong protest from workplace ergonomics community about political interference from the Republicans in their scientific workgroups. [IP] Political interference with scientific committees |