Public advocates, private advisors: the autonomy, function, and influence of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology by Kenneth M. Evans, Kenneth M. Evans, Kirstin R. W. Matthews

“…This paper offers an analytical framework for assessing the autonomy, function, and influence of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), a federal advisory committee consisting of 30 elite scientists, engineers, and industry leaders appointed by and advising the president. …”
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Registered reports in forensic science by M. M. Houck, J. Chin, H. Swofford, C. Gibb

“…This was a major point of contention with the United States' President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, who recognized the existing literature but found the majority lacking because of methodological issues. …”
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Enhancing the Scientific Validity of Methodological Support in Forensic Science: An Important International Trend by Svetlana A. Smirnova, Aleksandr I. Usov

“…President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and the Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 69th Annual Scientific Meeting, the authors examine the scope for resolving the most important methodological limitations in the forensic sciences. …”
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Ensuring the Reliability of Fire-Arm Identification Evidence by Lirieka Meintjes, Tanyarara Mutsavi

“…The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Report, released in September 2016, came to a conclusion similar to that of the 2009 NAS Report with regard to forensic science evidence. …”
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