1st Quarter - Amendment — FEDERAL SCIENCE PARTNERS LLC for VAISALA, INC. (2020)

Firm

FEDERAL SCIENCE PARTNERS LLC

Client

VAISALA, INC.

Income

$50,000

Expenses

—

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
1st Quarter - Report	Apr 16, 2020	$50,000	Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (this page)	Aug 26, 2021	$50,000	Yes

What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Defense DEF

Funding for procurement of weather systems by Navy and Air Force to support weather operations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of

Roads/Highway ROD

DOT - road weather research FAA - Runway Visual range program Automated Vehicles technology and regulations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

air quality monitoring - research and regulations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House and Senate Appropriations Committees
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee to Senate Appropriations Committee 2000 to 2002

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Navy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

Funding for geosciences research at NSF, NOAA, and NASA

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

FY21 THUD Appropriations Bill - FAA -- Funding for RVR system DOT/NHTSA -- regulations related to automated vehicle operations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Air Force, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 2740 - DOE EERE programs - wind and solar energy research

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Navy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2740 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY21 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill - funding for NOAA, National Weather Service, procurement and deployment of weather systems FY21 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill -- funding for FAA runway visual range program and FAA procurement and deployment of weather systems FY21 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill -- ONR and Air Force Weather Agency procurement of weather systems

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.