I would first like to begin by extending my sympathies to those who died or were injured during the plane crash at San Francisco International Airport on this past Saturday and to their families.

Is there a goal to have all of the data that FEMA puts out in a open-source format that can be accessed by all?

I think the evidence is clear from all of the witnesses that right now in the United States we are facing a shortage of high-skilled workers in technology, advanced manufacturing that our employers are just not able to fill.

So I think the short-term solution for that of course is comprehensive immigration reform. That includes increasing the H-1B visas.

I believe education should always be a national obsession but a local possession, and relying on local stakeholders, I think, can really guide us.

I am excited to learn more about the work that the DOE is doing in partnership with industry and our national laboratories.

Many of the most pressing issues of our time can be solved through investments in high-performance computing.

I appreciate your comments about providing more certainty to our national laboratories.

Can you tell me more about Livermore's work to address industrial and medical research needs?

Going toward a more leaner and meaner model, right?

The transfer out makes us more efficient, can reduce healthcare costs, and also more importantly, especially in our area, it can create private-sector jobs on top of the thousands of jobs that already exist at our laboratories.