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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 600 14th STREET, NW |
Address2 | Suite 300 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005-2012 |
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 | 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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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 |
Date | 4/17/2015 1:35:37 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
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters:
H.R. 4870 DoD Appropriations Act, FY2015/S. Rept. 113-211, H.R. 83 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235) and Draft DoD Appropriations Act, FY2016: Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A), SOCOM R&D, Air Force IT (JSTARS Program), Defense Health Management System Modernization (DHMSM), DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, Data Center Consolidation, and DoD Public/Private Partnerships; President's FY2016 Budget for DCGS-A.
Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2015 (incorporated into H.R. 83), H.R. 83 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235) and Draft Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2016: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds, Social Security Administration - Program Integrity, SSA & SSI Disability Claims Processing.
H.R. 4486 Military Construction/VA Appropriations Act, FY2015, H.R. 83 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235) and Draft Military Construction/VA Appropriations Act, FY2016: DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, VA Disability Claims Processing and Program Integrity.
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 |
Adrienne |
Rhone |
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Cheryl |
Bruner |
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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 CPI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement:
H.R. 874 American Super Computing Leadership Act; S. 454 Exascale Computing for Science, Competitiveness, Advanced Manufacturing, Leaderships and the Economy Act of 2015.
Draft Software Act (House); Draft Medtech Act (Senate).
S. 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; S. 456 Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015; H.R. 1560 Protecting Cyber Networks Act; Draft National Cybersecurity Protection and Advancement Act of 2015; Draft Data Breach Security and Notification Act of 2015.
H.R. 1174/S. 512 Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad (LEADS) Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of
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 |
Dana |
Gray |
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Katie |
Ignaszewski |
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Linda |
Evans |
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Michael |
DiPaula-Coyle |
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Roslyn |
Docktor |
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Timothy |
Sheehy |
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Yelena |
Vaynberg |
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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
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Intellectual Property, including Patents, Copyright, and Trademarks:
China Patent Regulations and Amendments; China Competition Law.
H.R. 9 Innovation Act; S. 632 STRONG Patents Act of 2015; Software Patent Eligibility; Abusive Demand Letters; Draft Trade Secret Legislation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
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 |
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
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters:
H.R. 3979/H.R. 4435/S. 2410 National Defense Authorization Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-291); and Draft National Defense Authorization Act, FY2016: Distributed Common Ground System - Army (DCGS-A), Data Centers and Analytics, Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM), DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, Section 1083 Report On Certain Information Technology Systems and Technology and Critical National Security Infrastructure.
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 |
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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters:
Reauthorization of Perkins CTE Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Workforce Investment Act and other Career and Technical Training and Education Programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), 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 |
Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Linda |
Evans |
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Yelena |
Vaynberg |
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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
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Financial Investments & Securities:
H.R. 26 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015.
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 |
Dana |
Gray |
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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
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy:
S.153 Immigration Innovation Act; High-Skilled Immigration Reform; Implementation of White House's Executive Action Rule on H-4 Spousal Work Authorization; USCIS' L-1B Guidance; H.R. 213 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act.
Fair Labor Standards Act Regulatory Review; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), 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 |
Linda |
Evans |
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Meredith |
Singer |
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Yelena |
Vaynberg |
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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
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax, including Tax Treaties:
Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: U.S. - Spain, U.S. - India.
OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation: Base Erosion Profit-Shifting (BEPS) Project.
Draft Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act.
Draft Expire Act of 2015, Draft Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2015 - "tax extenders".
Draft American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015; Draft Permanent CFC Look -Through Act of 2015; Draft Permanent Active Financing Act of 2015.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of
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 |
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
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to International Trade Including Multilateral & Bilateral Trade Agreements:
Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA).
Bilateral Trade Issues: China, Brazil, India, Vietnam.
Basel Convention on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), State - Dept of (DOS), 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 |
Dana |
Gray |
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Debra |
Marks |
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Marcus |
Williams |
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Michael |
DiPaula-Coyle |
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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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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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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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