Agency: DOD

Date	Action	Agency	Explanation	Scientists Affected	Summary
2019-08-07	U.S. Navy Shuts Task Force on Climate Change	DOD, Federal	Government Censorship, Personnel Changes		The U.S. Navy has quietly shut down its Task Force on Climate Change
2018-05-10	References to “Climate Change” Removed from DOD Report	DOD, Federal	Government Censorship	Climate	A DOD report discussing how climate change is affecting military bases was edited to remove several references to “climate change” and downplay its impacts. For example, several references to climate change-induced sea level rise and its impact on military bases were removed, as were references to declines in Arctic sea ice.
2018-03-28	DOD Advisory Panel Disbanded	DOD, Federal	Personnel Changes	Other	The U.S. Department of Defense announced that it would cancel the Jason research program. Established in the 1950s, the program brings together approximately 50 academic scientists to research and advise on various national security issues, including with respect to nuclear weapons systems.
2017-05-23	DOD’s FY18 Budget Request Cut by Trump Administration	DOD, Federal	Budget Cuts	Climate, Other	The Trump administration’s proposed FY2018 budget included $347 million in funding for climate and environmental research at DOD. This represents less than 1% of the amount requested by DOD and would result in cuts to several research programs.