HILLCREST STRATEGIES LLC (FKA NICHOLAS FLOCKEN)
Lobbying for SOFAR OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES · Science, Technology, Manufacturing
SCI S.4795 / H.R.9026 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 - Supporting programmatic funding for programs, like the NOAA National Mesonet Program, which are authorized to assess and acquire data on oceanic and atmospheric conditions from private sector companies. S._ / H.R._ - Weather Related Policies - Supporting the formulation of policies to improve agency effectiveness in acquiring private sector observations of oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the near shore and the open ocean environments for a variety of purposes including applications for weather forecasting and fisheries management. Especially, weather policies related to commercial weather data sources and coordinating intellectual resources from an alliance of commercial weather companies. S.613 - Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025- Supporting provisions that expand program authorities to access additional commercial sector technologies and resources to better achieve programmatic objectives. S.322 - Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act - Supporting the reintroduction of a similar bill from the previous congress and improving agency access to listed commercial technologies and also authorizing access to additional commercial sector technologies.
S.4921 / H.R.8774 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 - Supporting programmatic funding for the Department of Defense and specifically the Navy to acquire data on oceanic and atmospheric conditions from private sector companies for optimum ship track routing improvements using commercial data and software solutions. S._ / H.R._ - FY26 Defense appropriations supporting Navy to acquire data on oceanic and atmospheric conditions from private sector companies for optimum ship track routing improvements using commercial data and software solutions. And improve forecasting of ocean environmental factors near the shore.