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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 | 601 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, North Building |
Address2 | Ste. 600 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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
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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: Benjamin Aderson, Association Counsel and Secretary |
Date | 10/20/2011 |
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 801, Information Technology Investment Management Act of 2011, lobbied the entire bill on IT Acquisition and Management;
S. 1660 American Jobs Act, lobbied section 4 on Oppose Buy America Provisions;
Lobbied on issues related to cloud computing; specifically promoting the use in government, security issues, prohibiting technology mandates in cloud policies or legislation, and acquisition changes needed to accommodate cloud computing;
S. 1100/HR 2008 Keeping Politics out of Contracting, lobbied all section of the bill on contractor reporting;
HR 1136 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011, lobbied section 102 on supply chain assurance;
HR 2146 DATA Act, lobbied all portions of the bill on contractor databases;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to FCPA debarment and a possible legislative proposal regarding the debarment of violators of the FCPA;
Lobbied on issues for IT Management and Acquisition Reform, lobbied all portions of bill in support of proposed provisions of reform;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to government procurement;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to cyber security and supply chain;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to the use of interim rules;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to contractor accountability and OMB requirements and OCI;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to cloud computing and cloud adoption;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to liquidated damages and contract guidance and promulgation;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to compensation data and use in contract evaluation;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to allowable costs and executive compensation;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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 |
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Kerber |
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Hadfield |
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Allen |
Hodgkins |
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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
S. 1572 Commerce, Justice, Science and other Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012, lobbied on the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyber Space and the preservation of the NSTIC program;
S. 1546/HR 3115 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011, lobbied on the Contracting and Management Section on acquisition issues;
Lobbied draft bill on Homeland Security Authorization for Cyber, lobbied on cybersecurity, liability regulation of critical infrastructure and acquisition;
Lobbied on program management issues; specifically, acquisition issues and communication capabilities;
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 |
Jennifer |
Kerber |
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Grkavac |
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Allen |
Hodgkins |
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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
S. 21 Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act, lobbied entire bill with attention to cyber security and government, private sector and the international community and comprehensive cybersecurity legislation;
S. 412 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill with focus on Title II on cybersecurity for industry, public-private partnership, and the regulation of critical infrastructure, update to FISMA and workforce enhancement;
S. 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill on data breach and security requirements;
S. 1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill on data breach and security requirements;
S. 1434 Data Security Act of 2011, lobbied entire law on national data breach;
S. 1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill on national data breach;
S. 1469 International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act, lobbied entire bill with attention to international approach to preventing and combating cybercrime;
S. 1011 ECPA Amendments Act of 2011, lobbied Sections 3 and 5 pertaining to warrant requirement for law enforcement access to consumer data;
S. 413 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011, lobbied all parts of the bill, attention to the enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States;
S. 799 The Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, lobbied all portions of the bill regarding a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes;
HR 611 Best Practices Act, lobbied all portions of the bill, regarding the foster of transparency about the commercial use of personal information, provide consumers with meaningful choice about the collection, use, and disclosure of such information, and for other purposes;
HR 1707 Data Accountability and Trust Act, lobbied entire bill on data breach and security requirements;
HR 1136 Exectutive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill on upates to FISMA and creation of cyber office in the white house;
HR 2096 Cybersecurity Enahanement Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill on cybersecurity workforce enhancement;
HR 1841 Data Accountability and Trust Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill on National Data Breach laws;
HR 2577 SAFE Data Act, lobbied the entire bill on national data breach legislation;
HR 1136 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill on updates to the Federal Information Security and Management Act;
Lobbied on cybersecutiry issues pertaining to: white house cybersecurity legislative proposal, national data breach laws, education and awarenes, international co-opeartion, improvements of identification of critical infrastructure incentives, innovation and the internet green paper, and updates to FISMA;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to cybersecurity; specifically, the public-private partnership in various aspects of cybersecurity issues, the White House Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal and White House International Strategy for Cyberspace, and general discussions on cloud security;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to internet governance and input into improvements of the Internet Governance Forum while maintaining a multistakeholder/non negotiating forum for dialogue;
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)
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 |
Randi |
Meyers |
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Liesyl |
Franz |
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Chris |
Wilson |
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Kevin |
Richards |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2161 IDEA Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill with attention on high-skilled immigration;
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 |
Randi |
Meyers |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1029 Electronic Consumer Right to Know Act, lobbied the entire bill on consumer access to electric usage information;
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 |
Randi |
Meyers |
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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
S. 1577 Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act, Legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from 14% to 20% the rate of the tax credit for increasing research activities, (2) modify rules for calculating such credit, and (3) make such credit permanent;
S. 256 American Opportunity Act, lobbied all portions pertaining to 25% tax credit for small businesses;
S. 89 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill to repeal withholding;
S. 164 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill to repeal withholding;
S. 971/HR 1860 Ditigital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill on prohibition to a state or local jurisdiction from imposing multiple or discriminatory taxes on or with respect to the sale or use of digital goods or services delivered or transferred electronically to a customer;
S. 1452/HR 2701 Main Street Fairness Act, lobbied entire bill on legislation that grants the consent of Congress to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, the multistate agreement on sales and use tax collection and administration adopted on November 12, 2002;
HR 942 The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011, lobbied the entire bill on permanent and stronger research and development credit;
HR 674 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, lobbied the entire bill on repealing the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments;
HR 1834 The Freedom to Invest Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill regarding allowing companies to repatraite overseas earnings at a reduced rate to encourage US investment;
HR 1439 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act, lobbied entire bill regarding the expansion of the federal prohibition against state taxation of interstate commerce to: (1) include taxation of out-of-state transactions involving all forms of property, including intangible personal property and services (currently, only sales of tangible personal property are protected); and (2) prohibit state taxation of an out-of-state entity unless such entity has a physical presence in the taxing state. Sets forth criteria for: (1) determining that a person has a physical presence in a state, and (2) the computation of the tax liability of affiliated businesses operating in a state;
HR 1070 Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill on the amendment of the Securities Act of 1933 to direct the SEC to exempt from its regulation a class of securities for which the aggregate offering amount is between $5 million and $50 million, subject to specified terms and conditions;
Lobbied on Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404, support for increasing the 404(b) exemption for smaller companies;
Lobbied on tax reform and importance of reformation;
Lobbied on President's proposed deficit reduction plan and the changes to the international tax rules that serve as offesets;
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
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Lee |
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Allen |
Hodgkins |
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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
S. 911 SPECTRUM Act, lobbied on Title I, Section 101, regarding allocation of D-Block;
Lobbied on issues relating to spectrum auctions and incentives for broadcast spectrum and unlicensed spectrum;
S. 3756 Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act, lobbied all portions of the bill pertaining to the reallocation of 700 MHz D Block specturm to public safety
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 |
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Wilson |
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Richards |
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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 3080 US-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, lobbied entire bill on the passage of the implementation of a FTA
HR 3078 US-Columbia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, lobbied entire bill on the passage of the implementation of a FTA
HR 2072 Securing American Jobs Through Exports, lobbied entire bill on the export/import bank reauthorization;
S 1228 Combatting Military Counterfeits Act, lobbied Section 2 on counterfeit items
Lobbied on issue of customs classification on the Harmonized System code, US Ruling # HQ H154040;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to conflict minerals and Section 1502 of Dodd Frank Law;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to passage of Korea, Panama, and Columbia free trade agreements;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to trans-pascific partnership;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to Information Technology Agreement expansion;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to China proposed regulations on Voluntary Certification of RoHS;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Allen |
Hodgkins |
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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. 1254/HR 1540 NDAA of FY12, lobbied Title VIII regarding defense;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to S2T2 Supply Chain Survey;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to logistics modernizations;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to supply chain assurances;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to Safeguarding Unclassified DoD information;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to Business challenges at DoD;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
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 |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2219 FY12 DoD Appropriations, lobbied the McCollum Amendment regarding debarment;
HR 2055 FY12 MilCon/VA Appropriations, lobbied the McCollum Amendment regarding debarment;
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 |
Allen |
Hodgkins |
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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 INT
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1458/HR 1892 Intelligence Authorization Act, lobbied Section 309 pertaining to contractor exclusion;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to cybersecurity;
Lobbied on issues pertaining to counter intelligence and due dilligence;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Natl Security Agency (NSA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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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