WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-23-105808) entitled "NOAA Acquisitions - Fully Aligning Procedures with Best Practices Could Improve the Reliability of Cost Estimates." Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the report. What GAO Found: "According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officials, two offices--the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service for satellite systems and the Office of Ma  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued the following testimony by District of Columbia Council Councilmember Charles Allen at a hearing on March 29, 2023, entitled "Overdue Oversight of the Capital City - Part I": * * * Good morning, Chairperson Comer, Ranking Member Raskin, Congresswoman Norton, and distinguished members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am Charles Allen, and I represent Ward 6 on the Council of the District of  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, at an April 18, 2023, member day hearing on transportation and infrastructure priorities: * * * Mr. Chairman, Thank you for the opportunity to come before the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today to share my priorities as the Committee works toward reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration this year. Kansas' 4th Congressional Distr  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, at an April 18, 2023, member day hearing on transportation and infrastructure priorities: * * * Thank you, Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen, for the opportunity to participate in this hearing. My statement today focuses on the projected increased rail activity in my district and the adverse effects it will have on the surrounding communi  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation issued the following testimony by Kyle Clark, founder and CEO of BETA Technologies, at a hearing on March 30, 2023, entitled "FAA Reauthorization: Harnessing the Evolution of Flight to Deliver for the American People": Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of BETA Technologies at today's hearing titled "FAA Reauthorization: Harnessing the Evolution of Flight to Deliver for the American People.  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation issued the following testimony by Mario Cordero, executive director of Port of Long Beach, at a hearing on March 28, 2023, entitled "Maritime Transportation Supply Chain Issues": * * * Chairman Webster, Ranking Member Carbajal, thank you for inviting me to testify before this Subcommittee today regarding the state of maritime transportation supply chain issues. My name is Mario Cordero and I am the Execut  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column on May 1, 2023: * * * Stakeholder Voices Important to Farm Bill Process Farm Bill season is in full swing. Since the start of the year, the pace of work at the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry--on which I serve as the lead Republican--has picked up dramatically. The committee has held hearings to review each of the 12 farm bill titles with administration officials and is now in the   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act to restore the sovereign status of tribal governments. This legislation would clarify in a technical amendment that the definition of "employers" in the National Labor Relations Act excludes federally-recognized tribal governmental employers on tribally-owned land alongside other governmental employers. "It is time to c  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) - members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - recently introduced the Veterans' Health Empowerment, Access, Leadership, and Transparency for our Heroes (HEALTH) Act to protect and expand access to care for veterans, safeguard veterans' ability to choose their own providers and require VA t  more