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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 | 10/22/2012 |
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: FY13 funding for DCGS-A - Distributed Common Ground System - Army. H.R. 5856 Defense Appropriations, 2013.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds: Fraud Prevention System operations and capabilities including predictive analytics.
H. 5326; S. 2323 Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations: Cybersecurity appropriations, 2013 legislative rider.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
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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Craig |
Bury |
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David |
Barnes |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Mark |
O'Riley |
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PJ |
Edington |
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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. 2105 Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 3341 SECURE IT Act of 2012, S. 3254 FY 13 National Defense Authorization Act (Sec 925 and 928).
Cybersecurity-Implications for International Trade: S. 2323 (Sec 516) CJS Appropriations, 2013 H.R. 5326 (Sec 516) CJS
Appropriations, 2013.
Cloud Computing.
Internet Governance and ITU.
Privacy -- E.g., reforming ECPA, CFAA, Privacy Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), 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 |
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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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.
S. 3486 Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012.
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, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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 |
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.
Cloud computing, data centers, analytics, Air Force EIS and eForms.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Adrienne |
Rhone |
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Christopher |
Padilla |
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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.
Proposed Rulemaking: Proposed derivative rules for margin and inter-company affiliates (for end-users).
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 |
Alex |
Manning |
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Christopher |
Padilla |
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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: S. 1747 Computer Professionals Update Act (CPU Act).
Immigration Reform: Visas - H.R. 6429 STEM Jobs Act.
OFCCP Rulemaking on PwD Employment.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL),
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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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 Revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on section 954h for active financing income, H.R. 2735 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, S. 3521 Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, S. 2884 Bring Jobs Home Act, H.R. 5795 Rebuilding American Manufacturing Act of 2012, H.R. 1439 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011.
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.
Other Treasury and IRS Regulations: IRS Regulation Section 1.901-2 on foreign tax credits.
Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: US-Spain Income tax treaty, U.S.- Korea Income tax treaty, U.S.- India Income tax treaty, U.S.-China Income tax treaty.
OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation: OECD Discussion draft on Taxation of Intangibles.
Employee-Related Tax Reform.
Taxation Issues for the "Cloud" and Services.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
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: Russia PNTR and Accession to the Information Technology Agreement; Trans Pacific Partnership;
International Services Agreement.
Bilateral Trade Issues and Policy: China, India, EU, Vietnam; Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia.
Export/Import Regulation: Burma - lifting sanctions.
Disability Policy: UN Treaty on the Rights with People's with Disabilities.
Indigenous innovation policies.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), 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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PJ |
Edington |
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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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