I am deeply proud to be here today to encourage Congress to explore various avenues that government can engage the open-source community to identify and remedy vulnerabilities.

A supply chain, as they say, is only as strong as its weakest link, and the times when the weakest link happens to be cybersecurity, we see devastating ripple effects and wide-ranging aftershocks.

We know as a result of an ongoing pandemic, an unbelievable and catastrophic war started by Russia in Ukraine prices are rising.

So, you consider yourself a small business?

And do you think businesses of any size that play by the rules would have anything to worry about with the increased penalties in the Wage Theft Act?

I was very proud to cosponsor a bipartisan bill last June with Congressman Baird to further strengthen the SBIR and STTR programs.

I'm hoping today to hear ideas for how we can better prepare first-time entrepreneurs, how we can bring in and support more woman- and minority-owned small businesses, and for how agencies can be more responsive to the needs of small businesses.

I'm hoping to hear ideas today about how we can better prepare first-time entrepreneurs, how we can bring in and support more women- and minority-owned small businesses.

Climate change is a threat to these agencies and the entire Federal Government that cannot be ignored.

Protecting the capabilities of Federal agencies like NOAA, DOE, and NASA is a shared goal for all of us.

What lessons have we learned coming out of January 6?