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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 600 14th STREET, NW |
Address2 | Third Floor |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 19877-12
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6. House ID# 311230000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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 | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Christopher A. Padilla, Vice President, Governmental Programs |
Date | 01/22/2013 |
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
Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing.
Trusted Foundry.
Department of Defense: HJ Res. 117 - funding for DCGS-A (Distributed Common Ground System - Army).
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds; Social Security Administration - Program Integrity.
H.R. 8, American Tax Payer Relief Act, issues relating to Sequestration.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office
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 |
Adrienne |
Rhone |
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Alex |
Manning |
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Cheryl |
Bruner |
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Christopher |
Padilla |
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Craig |
Bury |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Timothy |
Sheehy |
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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
Cybersecurity, Aquisition Reform and Supply Chain: S. 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012; S. 3254 FY 13 National Defense Authorization Act - Sec 925, 929, SA3280; Federal IT Aquisition Reform Act (FITARA).
Cybersecurity-Implications for International Trade.
Cloud Computing.
Internet Governance and ITU.
Privacy -- E.g., reforming ECPA, CFAA, Privacy Act.
Discussions of Re-authorization of the 2004 High Performance Computing Act. H.R. 6454 and S. 3459. Focus on exascale computing.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office,
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 |
Alex |
Manning |
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Christopher |
Padilla |
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Dana |
Gray |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Katie |
Ignaszewski |
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Mark |
O'Riley |
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Michael |
DiPaula-Coyle |
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Timothy |
Sheehy |
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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
America Invents Act Technical Amendments.
International Trade Commission - Section 337 changes, Standards Essential Patents.
China Patent Regulations and Amendments.
H.R. 6245 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act (SHIELD) Act of 2012.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), 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 |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Marcus |
Williams |
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Timothy |
Sheehy |
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
DISA Data Centers, NGEN Program, JLENS.
Data Centers, analytics. HR 1540, PL 112-081, National Defense Authorization Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE,
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 |
Adrienne |
Rhone |
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Craig |
Bury |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform: H.R. 2779 (Exempt end-Users from Margin) and H.R. 2682 (Exempt End -Uses from Inter-Company Affiliate Swaps).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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 |
Edmund |
Perry |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Fair Labor Standards Act: FLSA CPU Act S. 1747.
Immigration Reform: H.R. 6429 STEM Jobs Act of 2012.
OFCCP Rulemaking on PwD Employment.
NIOSH Health Study.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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 |
Alex |
Manning |
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David |
Barnes |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Meredith |
Singer |
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PJ |
Edington |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
U.S. International Tax including Deferral, Foreign Tax Credits: H.R. 749 To Revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on section 954h for active financing income, H.R. 2735 To Revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations.
Corporate Tax Reform: S. 2091 "United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012",
H.R. 1439 "Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011", S. 3521 "Latest Title: Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012".
R&D Tax Credit (Alternative Simplified Credit, ASC): H.R. 942 "American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011", S. 1577 "Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act".
Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: US- Korea Income tax treaty, US- India Income tax treaty, US-China Income tax treaty.
OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation.
Employee-Related Tax Reform: H.R. 1864 "Mobile Workforce Act", S. 3485 " Mobile Workforce Act" .
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office
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 |
Alex |
Manning |
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Christopher |
Padilla |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Linda |
Evans |
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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
Trade Agreements: US-EU FTA; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); International Services Agreement (ISA); US-EU bilateral agreement; WTO Information Technology Agreement; TIFA with Nigeria.
Bilateral Trade Issues and Policy: China, Brazil, Indonesia, India, Nigeria.
Export/Import Regulation: Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuits, Regulation of High Performance Computers.
Disability Policy: UN Treaty for People with Disabilities Act.
India's Preferential Market Access Policy (restricts US access to their ICT market).
Forced Localization.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Security Council (NSC), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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 |
Alex |
Manning |
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Christopher |
Padilla |
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Dana |
Gray |
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David |
Barnes |
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Debra |
Marks |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Michael |
DiPaula-Coyle |
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PJ |
Edington |
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Steve |
Stewart |
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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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