1. United States
2. Ohio
3. Letter

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is discussing plans to eliminate an entire team responsible for publishing and maintaining critical atomic measurement data in the coming weeks, as the Trump administration continues its efforts to reduce the US federal workforce, according to a March 18 email sent to dozens of outside scientists. The data in question underpins advanced scientific research around the world in areas like semiconductor manufacturing and nuclear fusion. These cuts along with others, like the Department of Education, are only going to make Americans fall further and further behind the rest of the world. Do not stand idly by while our country regresses.