Wall Street Journal's aviation reporters Andrew Tangel and Andy Pasztor have a story on the website for Monday's edition which discusses interviews given to Congressional investigators (House of Representatives), by two senior Boeing managers, sometime in May. Given the paywall I'm not upping a link here. But the story indicates that the final report by that House Committee is expected to be released this week.
According to the article, the two managers defended the Boeing process for design decisions, overall.
In light of the earlier report by the House Committee, considering the description of the interviews in the article, the anticipated final report should be even more vehement. Here's a link to a Committee document which references its preliminary report, and through which most if not all of its output (including videos of hearings) can be accessed.
https://transportation.house.gov/new...tive-findings-
As Congressional reports go, the preliminary report title had a kind of interesting ring to it:
“The Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft: Costs, Consequences, and Lessons from its Design, Development, and Certification".
Although the FOIA litigation is a separate track in Washington, in an important context, it's the same track. Specifically, despite the usual machinations of FOIA litigation on the part of respondent government agencies, and also despite the need usually to process proprietary information carefully and in accord with the statutory scheme, the FAA is nearing a decision about return to service. Other CAAs also are in assessment and evaluation processes. The purpose of the litigation, as stated expressly in the Complaint filed in federal district court, was to enable an independent group of experts with authoritative experience to examine the full documentary record BEFORE a return to service would be decided upon. So usual FOIA processes should be out the window, and it is to be hoped that the forthcoming report from the House Committee will provide the necessary kickstart. (Tons of respect for the House Committee staff but no one has advocated equating those good people with the independent panel put together by the FOIA lawsuit plaintiffs.)