Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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

S 3254/HR 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 including provisions related to shipbuilding programs, military and civil space, ballistic and short range missile defense, strategic and advanced technology programs, procurement and Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDTE) titles, Army aviation, air and missile defense, tactical wheeled vehicles, Operation & Maintenance; S Bill No. TBD/HR 5856 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 including
provisions related to aircraft programs, military and civil space, ballistic and short range missile defense, strategic and advanced technology programs, procurement and RDTE titles, Army aviation, air and missile defense, tactical wheeled vehicles, Operation & Maintenance, Coast Guard aircraft programs, firefighting aircraft programs; S 2323/HR 5326 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 including provisions related to biometric programs, information technology programs, science programs; S 3215/HR 5854 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 including provisions related to veterans healthcare information technology programs, electronic patient care records, compensation and pension examinations, aircraft programs; S 2322/HR 5972 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 including provisions related to aviation, airport security, Housing and Urban Development Working Capital Fund (WCF), Federal Housing Administration Transformation Fund initiatives; S 3301/HR 6020 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 including provisions related to the Treasury and Financial systems and the IRS; S 3295/HR Bill No. TBD - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 including provisions related to Social Security Administration information technology infrastructure and the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services and the Department of Education; S 3216/HR 5855 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 including provisions related to US Coast Guard aviation programs; HR 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; S 3240 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 including provisions related to forestry title related to forest fire suppression; HR 1 - Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 including provisions related to fire disasters in 2012 including Hurricane Sandy relief; HR 6091 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 including provisions related to U.S. Forest Service fire suppression; HR 2596 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 including provisions related to military and civil space, ballistic and short range missile defense, strategic and advanced technology programs; H.J. Res. 117 - FY 2013 Continuing Resolution including provisions related to military and civil space, ballistic and short range missile defense, strategic and advanced technology programs; H.Con.Res. 112 FY 2013 House Budget Resolution including provisions related to defense; HR 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 including provisions related to defense

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Army - Dept of (Other) , Navy - Dept of, Air Force - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Energy - Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Interior - Dept of (DOI)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 AER

16. Specific lobbying issues

S 3254/HR 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 including provisions related to space, intel, and missile defense programs; S Bill. No. TBD/HR 5856 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 including provisions related to space, intel, and missile defense programs; HR 5743 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 including provisions related to space, intel, and missile defense programs; HR 5326/H Rept 112-462 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related

Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 including provisions related to NASA funding and programs; HR 6586 - Space Exploration Sustainability Act including provisions related to NASA programs

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Navy - Dept of, Air Force - Dept of, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S 3254 & S. Rept. 112-173/HR 4310 & H Rept. 112-479 (accompanying conference report 112-705) - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 including provisions related to counterfeit parts, rare earth minerals, spectrum, shipbuilding programs, Navy programs, Department of Energy environmental management, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR), science and technology programs, cyber security issues, aircraft programs,
depot maintenance, title lll and Vlll, Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDTE), procurement, Operations & Maintenance, Army missile and communications programs; S Bill No. TBD & S. Rept. 112-196/HR 5856 & H. Rept. 112-493 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 including provisions related to Navy programs, Department of Defense C4ISR programs, classified intelligence programs, aircraft and technology programs, RDTE, procurement, Operations & Maintenance, Army missile and communications programs; HR 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 including provisions related to defense participation; HR 3674 - PRECISE Act of 2012 including all provisions related to defense; S 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012 including all provisions related to defense; S 2151 SECURE IT Act including all provisions related to defense; S 3454/HR 5743 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 including provisions related to classified programs; S 2465/HR 5325 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title iii, including provisions related to Department of Energy environmental management; HR 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 including provisions related to budgetary effects and sequestration; Congressional outreach on sequestration and the Budget Control Act; Public Law 112-175 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 including provisions related to Army and Special Operations programs

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Navy - Dept of, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Other)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

S 847 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 including provisions related to overhauling the Toxic Substance Control Act; HR 6091 & H. Rept. 112-589 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 including provisions related to the Environmental Protection Agency funding, Integrated Risk Information System, and Safe Drinking Water Act;
HR 6564 - EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2012 including provisions related to the Science Advisory Board and its
subpanels; Congressional outreach regarding environmental issues, including Perchlorate and Hexavalent Chromium, and EPA enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 HOM

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act to promote the sharing of certain cyber security information and establishes procedures to share intelligence regarding cyber threats, specifically sections on liability; HR 3674 - PRECISE Act of 2012 to protect federal systems and critical infrastructure systems from adverse cyber acts; S 3414 - Cybersecurity Act of 2012 to
enhance the security of the cyber networks and communications infrastructure, and specifically sections on liability; S 2105 -
Cybersecurity Act of 2012 to improve the security of federal cyber networks, enhances the security and resiliency of the cyber networks and communications infrastructure; S 3342 - SECURE IT to protect critical networks, improve the nation's cybersecurity network by promoting collaboration and information-sharing, and update criminal laws; S 3216/HR 5855 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 including provisions related to Coast Guard programs

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

HR 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to include R&D Credit extension and Bonus Depreciation extension with PCM (Percentage of Completion Method of Accounting fix); HR 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; HR 871 -
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities; S 1577 - Greater Research

Opportunities With Tax Help Act to enhance and make permanent the R&D credit; S 2240/HR 4196 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 3485/HR 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012 to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 6586 - Space Exploration Sustainability Act to extend risk sharing and liability regime of the Commercial Space Launch Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S 3254 & S Rept. 112-173/HR 4310 & H Rept. 112-479 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 including provisions related to counterfeit parts, rare earth minerals, and spectrum

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S 3254 & S Rept. 112-173/HR 4310 & H Rept. 112-479 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 including provisions related to Comsats, export controls and Taiwan; S 3211/HR 3288 - Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2012 including provisions related to comsat export jurisdiction; Broad outreach on Export Control Reform and Defense Trade, and Ratification of the UN Convention on Law of the Sea; S 1539/HR 2992 - Taiwan Airpower Modernization

Act of 2011 including provisions related to tactical fighter aircraft; S 2165/HR 4133 - US-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 including provisions related to strategic air power; S 3241/HR 5857 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013 in support of the President's budget request; Ratification of the UN Convention on Law of the Sea; Support for US-Korea and US-Japan bilateral security relations; HR 2918 - Taiwan Policy Act of 2011 including provisions related to tactical fighter aircraft

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization