WH refutes reports that Science and Technology office unstaffed

An official from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) told The Hill the department’s science division is staffed, despite a report saying the last three employees of the division left last week. 

“Science division out. Mic drop,” former OSTP assistant director for biomedical and forensic sciences Eleanor Celeste said on Friday in a tweet. 

science division out. mic drop. pic.twitter.com/RoYTJqLoXa

— Elle Celeste (@elleabella1112) June 30, 2017

“By COB today, number of staffers in White House OSTP’s Science Division = 0,” Obama era OSTP staffer Kumar Garg tweeted on Friday. 

By COB today, number of staffers in White House OSTP’s Science Division = 0. https://t.co/o4dsn4y3hO

— Kumar Garg (@KumarAGarg) June 30, 2017

{mosads}The White House’s science division has largely focused in the past on issues such as biotechnology and STEM education.

There were more than 100 employees in OSTP during the Obama administration.