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President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Friday (June 14) to cut back the number of advisory committees by at least a third by the end of September, according to a statement from the White House. The federal advisory committee system is the formal structure for government agencies to seek advice from experts including scientists.
There currently are more than 1,000 committees that report to about 50 agencies, according to CNN. The executive order states that new committees may not be formed if an agency has more than 350 already in place.
The executive order calls for government agencies to “evaluate the need” for each advisory committee. “A government-wide review of FACA [Federal Advisory Committee Act] committees has not been done since 1993, and the President believes it is time to once more review and eliminate ones that are not relevant and providing valuable services so ...
