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More than 10,000 Ph.D. science experts left U.S. government jobs last year

Name: More than 10,000 Ph.D. science experts left U.S. government jobs last year
Uploaded: 2026-02-02T18:45:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 51 s
Description: More than 10,000 experts with doctorate degrees in science and related fields left their government jobs last year, according to the White House Office of Personnel Management. Jeffrey Mervis, senior correspondent for Science Magazine, joins CBS News to discuss.

More than 10,000 experts with doctorate degrees in science and related fields left their government jobs last year, according to the White House Office of Personnel Management. Jeffrey Mervis, senior correspondent for Science Magazine, joins CBS News to discuss.