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More than 10,000 Ph.D. science experts left U.S. government jobs last year
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February 3, 2026
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2:52Now PlayingMore 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.
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