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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |
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City | BETHESDA |
State | MD |
Zip Code | 20817 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 23031-12
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6. House ID# 311450000
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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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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: Gregory J. Walters, VP, Legislative Affairs |
Date | 02/26/2013 |
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
S Bill No TBD/HR 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to procurement and Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDTE) titles, Army aviation, missiles, air and missile defense and tactical wheeled vehicles, procurement, Operations & Maintenance (O&M); Bill No TBD National Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to aircraft and technology programs, RDTE titles, procurement, O&M, firefighting aircraft
programs; HR 4013 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2012; H. Con Res. 112. Establishing the budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for Fiscal Years 2014 through 2022; Bill No TBD - Department of Interior and Other Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to US Forest Service fire suppression; Bill No TBD - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to US Coast Guard aviation programs; Bill No TBD - Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including all provisions related to biometric programs, information technology programs, and science programs; Bill No TBD - Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to Veterans healthcare information technology programs, and electronic patient care records, aircraft and technology programs; Bill No TBD - Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013, including all provisions related to aviation, airport security, and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Working Capital Fund (WCF), and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Transformation Fund Initiatives; Bill No TBD - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to the Treasury and Financial systems; and the IRS; Bill No TBD - Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to the Social Security Administration information technology infrastructure; Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services and the Department of Education; Bill No TBD House Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to defense; Bill No TBD Foreign Operations Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to the Presidents foreign operations request
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), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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 |
Gregory |
Dahlberg |
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Kristine |
Fauser |
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Scott |
Gudes |
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Gerald |
Harvey |
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Robert |
Head |
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John |
O'Donnell |
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Jack |
Overstreet |
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Anthony |
Rosemarino |
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Donald |
Schilpp |
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Nancy |
Schlegel |
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Greg |
Walters |
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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 AER
16. Specific lobbying issues
Bill No TBD - Commerce, Justice & Science Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to NASA
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 |
Michelle |
Robbins |
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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
S 1867/HR 1540 (P.L. 112-81) - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 including provisions related to rare earth, supply chain and counterfeit parts, executive compensation, shipbuilding, Navy radar programs, Navy combat systems, sequestration, logistics, sustainment; S Bill No TBD/HR 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 including provisions related to aircraft programs, technology, contractor compensation, counterfeit electronic parts, Navy programs, Dept. of
Energy environmental management, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR), science and technology programs, cyber security, shipbuilding, Research, Test, Development & Evaluation (RTD&E), Operations & Maintenance (O&M), procurement, space, Army and Air Force missile programs; HR 2219 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions related to shipbuilding, Navy radar programs, Navy combat systems, sequestration; Bill No TBD - Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to Department of Defense C4ISR programs and classified intelligence programs, aircraft programs, technology, RTD&E, O&M, procurement, space, missile defense, Army and Air Force missile programs; Bill No TBD - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013, Title III, including provisions related to Dept. of Energy environmental management; Bill No TBD - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to a variety of classified programs, space, missile defense; HR 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 including provisions related to industry participation; S 2105 - Cybersecurity Act of 2012, including provisions related to the defense industry; HR 3674 - PRECISE Act of 2011, including provisions related to the defense industry
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Air Force - Dept of, Energy - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Navy - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Other)
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 |
Banton |
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Gwendolyn |
Brown |
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Gabrielle |
Carruth |
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Stephanie |
Cozad |
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Carrie |
Desmond |
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Melvin |
Dubee |
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Lawrence |
Duncan |
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Kristine |
Fauser |
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Mark |
Gaspar |
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Robert |
Head |
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Rory |
Maynard |
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Lauren |
McCollum |
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Gerald |
Musarra |
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Jack |
Overstreet |
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Anthony |
Rosemarino |
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Donald |
Schilpp |
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Andrew |
Schnabel |
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Cedric |
Sheridan |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 78 - Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2011 to expedite the Environmental Protection Agency review process to establish a standard for perchlorate; S 79 - Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Hexavalent Chromium Act of 2011 to regulate hexavalent chromium; HR 4266 - Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Hexavalent Chromium Act of 2012 to require a health advisory and drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium;
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 |
Linda |
Banton |
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Gwendolyn |
Brown |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to promote the sharing of cyber security information and establishes procedures to share intelligence regarding cyber threats and adverse cyber acts; HR 3674 - PRECISE Act of 2011 to protects federal systems and critical infrastructure systems from adverse cyber acts;
S 2151/HR 4263 - Secure IT Act of 2012 to facilitate information sharing about cyber threats and cyber attacks between the private
sector and the federal government in order to strengthen America's cybersecurity, updating our criminal laws to account for the growing cyber threat and enhancing research programs to protect our critical networks; S 2105 - Cybersecurity Act of 2012
to improve the security of federal civilian cyber networks through reform of the Federal Information Security Management Act and requires the Department of Homeland Security to conduct risk assessments of the nations core critical infrastructure; Bill No TBD - Homeland Security Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to US Coast Guard aviation programs; Bill No TBD - Interior, Enviroment, and related agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to forest fire suppression; Bill No TBD - Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and related agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to air traffic control programs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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 |
Banton |
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Scott |
Burnison |
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Gwendolyn |
Brown |
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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
HR 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011 to enhance compliance with state personal income tax laws; 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; HR 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011; HR 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, for two months extends the payroll tax holiday and unemployment insurance, adjusts doctors payments related to Medicate, and authorizes spectrum auctions; 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; S 1813 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes including pension funding stabilization provision
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 |
Linda |
Banton |
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Gwendolyn |
Brown |
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Gerald |
Musarra |
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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
HR 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, including provisions related to 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Linda |
Banton |
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Gwendolyn |
Brown |
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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
HR 2072 - Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011, including provisions related to reauthorizing funding for the Export Import Bank; S 1547 - Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011, including provisions related to reauthorizing funding for the Export Import Bank to September 2015; HR 4302 - Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012, including provisions to
reauthorize the Export Import Bank; HR 3606 - Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, including provisions to reauthorize the Export
Import Bank and support for the Export Import Bank application (NewSat); HR 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including provisions related to contractor compensation and counterfeit electronic parts; Bill No TBD - Export Control Reform, including provisions related to the transfer of export licensing jurisdiction for certain items from the Department of State to the Department of Commerce, which requires congressional notification per Section 38(f) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA); HR 3288 - Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2011, including support for LM international programs and UN Convention on the Law of the Sea; S 1539/HR 2992 - Taiwan Airpower Modernization Act of 2011 including provisions related to export control reform; HR 2918 - Taiwan Policy Act of 2011, including provisions related to export control reform; S 2165/HR 4133 - United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012; Support for US-Turkey Bilateral Relations; Support for US-Japan Bilateral Relations; Support for US-Korea Bilateral Relations
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 |
Gwendolyn |
Brown |
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Gerald |
Musarra |
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Nancy |
Schlegel |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Bill No TBD - Commercial Space Launch Act liability provision including support for extension
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Gerald |
Musarra |
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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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