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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1090 VERMONT AVENUE, NW, 6TH FLOOR |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 48873-12
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6. House ID# 345610000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Mr. Ken Wasch |
Date | 1/20/2016 4:57:45 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Federal funding for Education Technology and Teacher Training
FY 2016 Labor, HHS and Educations Appropriations, including funding for education and education technology grant programs
FY 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, including funding for the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT)Program
OMB-2015-0001 (originally listed as OMB-2014-0006), "Federal Awarding Agency Regulatory Implementation of Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards."
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Mark |
MacCarthy |
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David |
LeDuc |
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Carl |
Schonander |
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Brendan |
Desetti |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Data privacy and security, policies pertaining to "Big Data," and student privacy;
Department of Commerce Multistakeholder process to develop privacy best practices;
Federal Trade Commission review of privacy and big data;
Cross-border data flows and international server localization requirements;
Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including:
Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699)
Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 (S. 356);
Legislation regarding data security and breach notification, including the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 (H.R. 1770);
Presidents Proposed Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights;
Cybersecurity, including:
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (S.754),
National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 (H.R. 173),
Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 (S. 456),
Protecting Cyber Networks Act (H.R.1560),
Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (H.R.234);
Internet Governance, including details regarding the proposed transition the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) function per the March 14, 2014 National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) announcement;
NIST Privacy Engineering Initiative;
Implementatlon of the Childrens Online Privacy and Protection Act;
Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015 (HR 2092) and related Senate draft,
Privacy and cybersecurity provisions of discussion draft legislation on automobile safety.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), State - Dept of (DOS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Mark |
MacCarthy |
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David |
LeDuc |
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Carl |
Schonander |
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Brendan |
Desetti |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement);
Patent litigation reform, including the Innovation Act (H.R. 9); the PATENT Act (S. 1137, the TROL Act (HR 2045) and the Demand Letter Transparency Act (HR 1896);
Text and data mining;
IP Task Force Copyright Policy Green Paper;
ICANN and domain name issues affecting copyrights and trademarks;
Congressional review of copyright policy;
Modernization of the Copyright Office;
Trade secret protection;
You Own Device Act (H.R. 862)
Copyright Office study of Orphan Works and Mass Digitization;
Copyright Office Triennial DMCA Rulemaking.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Copyright Office, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Carl |
Schonander |
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Mark |
MacCarthy |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Workforce preparedness;
Support for technology in teaching and education;
Enhancing the public-private research partnerships necessary to improve education;
Student Privacy;
legislation and regulations:
Reauthorization and Implementation of PL 114-95, the Every Student Succeeds Act
Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
Implementation and Reauthorization of PL 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act (Elementary and Secondary Education Act);
Implementation of PL 108-446, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004;
Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 11 0-315);
Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2015 (S. 451)
Implementation and reauthorization of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CPR Part 99);
U.S. DoEd Accessibility of Instructional Materials (AIM) Commission and related legislation and regulations;
Student Success Act (HR5);
ConnectEd and ConnectEducators;
Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2014 (S. 1322);
Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 (S. 1177);
Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015 (draft legislation);
OMB-2015-0001 (originally listed as OMB-2014-0006);
"Federal Awarding Agency Regulatory Implementation of Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards;"
Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure Act (S. 1788);
Student Privacy Protection Act (HR 3157).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Mark |
MacCarthy |
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Brendan |
Desetti |
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David |
LeDuc |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Obama's ConnectED initiative
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Education - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Mark |
MacCarthy |
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Brendan |
Desetti |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
International trade issues, including Trade Promotion Authority, the Transpacific Partnership (TPP), the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Trade in Services Agreement, and the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (S.995, H.R. 1890), and
Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act (H.R.2146);
Within trade, cross-border data flows, intellectual property protection, privacy, IT procurement, data security and cloud computing;
U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Agreement negotiations;
U.S. Government positions on data privacy, intellectual property, and big data work conducted in International Organizations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Carl |
Schonander |
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Mark |
MacCarthy |
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David |
LeDuc |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code POS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation to reform and modernize the operations of the U.S. Postal Service, postal rates.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
David |
LeDuc |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code INT
16. Specific lobbying issues
U.S. government surveillance reform, U.S. government access to electronic communications and meta data, Reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act, USA FREEDOM Act (H.R. 2048, S.2685);
Judicial Redress Act of 2015 (H.R. 1428, S. 1600); government access to encryption; mandatory reporting of terrorist activity (including provision of the Intelligence Authorization Act of 2016).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), State - Dept of (DOS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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David |
LeDuc |
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Mark |
MacCarthy |
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Carl |
Schonander |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues pertaining to federal IT procurement, including the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP;
Implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act;
(OMB-2014-0006), "Federal Awarding Agency Regulatory Implementation of Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards;"
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 (S. 799, H.R. 1477)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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LeDuc |
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Brendan |
Desetti |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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