… department's contracting process, depriving Texas emergency and water managers of of critical drought forecasts that help them manage reservoirs and track storm surge data and hurricane forecasts in real time. There are other critical contracts for Texas that are in Commerce's contracting backlog, such as routine maintenance repairs to NOAA's aging Hurricane Hunter fleet. Can you commit to addressing the problems with the Department of Commerce contract process and resolving the backlog of contracts? Yes, Chairman. Thank you. (01:01–01:13)
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Asserts that critical Texas contracts, including NOAA fleet maintenance, are backlogged.
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