1st Quarter - Report — FEDERAL SCIENCE PARTNERS LLC for VAISALA, INC. (2016)

Firm

FEDERAL SCIENCE PARTNERS LLC

Client

VAISALA, INC.

Income

$30,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

FY7 DOD Appropriations Act, Funding for Navy and Air Force weather programs

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

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

FAA Runway Visual Range program, joint weather activities with NOAA and NWS S. 1331 Seasonal Forecasting Improvement Act; S. 1573, National Weather Service Improvement Act; HR 1561, Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2015 HR 3614, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015

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

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

Bills named: S. 1573 (114th), S. 1331 (114th), H.R. 3614 (114th), H.R. 1561 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

FY17 Energy and Water Appropriations Act -- Renewable Energy Research programs, Wind energy at Department of Energy

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

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

Science/Technology SCI

Funding for NSF geosciences and NOAA, NWS research programs. FY17 Appropriations for NSF, NOAA, NASA, and OSTP

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

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

Roads/Highway ROD

FAST Act

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

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 17 CJS Appropriations Act -- Funding for NOAA weather research and operations programs, NSF geosciences research, FY17 DOD Appropriations Act -- Navy and Air Force weather programs, FY17 Energy and Water Appropriations Act -- Renewable Energy Research Funding FY 17 Transportation Appropriations -- FAA Runway Visual Range Program, Nexrad, airport improvement

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

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

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.