* The signatories are the elected members of the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
* Being elected to one of these marks you as among the most distinguished and influential scientists in your field. This is a high honor and many outstanding scientists will go their whole careers never being considered for election to NAS, NAE, etc.
Can you give an example of fraud that has been found by doge? If so it is to be commended, but I suspect they are just labelling stuff approved by congress and previous administrations fraud whenever they don't like it.
I can give an example. DOGE uncovered a plan to rebuild critical SSA infrastructure fraudulently and on an incredibly short timescale by giving it to the least competent people possible thanks to political nepotism [1].
