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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW |
Address2 | Suite 600, North Building |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004-2601 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 19376-12
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6. House ID# 323460000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Kevin Richards, Senior Vice President, Federal Government Affairs |
Date | 07/22/2013 |
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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Patent ligitation reform (HR 6245, The bipartisan Saving High-tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) 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
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1947 and S. 954, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, provisions related to the administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) call centers and application business processes.
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 |
Pamela |
Richardson Walker |
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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
H.R. 1960 and S. 1197, Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA,) provisions related to cybersecurity and military information operations capabilities, procurement policy, research and development, operations and maintenance, counterfeit parts, acquisition policy and management, National Industrial Security Program, and defense communications
Eliminating duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management (H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act - amending titles 40, 41, and 44, United States Code, whole bill.)
Mobility - Mobile and wireless security baseline and government-wide mobile and wireless security strategy.
Establishing the standard procedures and requirements for all government contractors, with regards to classified information, as embodied in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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 |
Scott |
Bousum |
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Pamela |
Richardson Walker |
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Allen |
Hodgkins |
III |
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Kevin |
Richards |
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Erica |
McCann |
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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
Encouraing use of energy efficiency technologies, Energy and Smart Grip, Smart Grid policy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Burak |
Guvensoylar |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Eliminating duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management (H.R. 1232 - Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA)).
Expanding the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to increase accountability and transparency in Federal spending (H.R. 2061 and S. 994 - Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA)).
Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative - A proposed bill would codifing the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative.
Suspension and Debarment (The Stop Unworthy Spending Act (SUSPEND ACT) (DRAFT) - all title and provisions of the draft bill, which seeks to reorganize, restructure, and consolidate the civilian agency's suspension and debarment boards.)
Amending the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) to reestablish the oversight authority of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for agency information and security policies and practices (H.R. 1163 - Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Erica |
McCann |
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Allen |
Hodgkins |
III |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Cyber threat intelligence and information sharing (H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, bill amending the National Security Act of 1947 to add provisions concerning cyber threat intelligence and information sharing)
Amending the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) to reestablish the oversight authority of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for agency information and security policies and practices (H.R. 1163 - Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013).
Coordinating cyber security research and development (H.R. 756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 and H.R. 967 - Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012).
Cybersecurity Act of 2013 addressing cybersecurity and related issues under the jurisdiction of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
Improving cybersercurity and the protection of critical infrastructure (National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 - amending the Homeland Security Act of 2002)
Reducing fraud and related activity in connection with computers (draft, unnumbered, House bill)
Reducing economic and industrial espionage in cyberspace with a focus on domestic trade secrets and proprietary informaiton (S. 844 - Deter Cyber Theft Act).
Improving the nation's cyber posture (Cybersecurity Executive Order and Presidential Policy Directive 21).
H.R. 933 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, Title V Section 516, agency purchase and use of information technology products designed, assembled or subsidize by the Chinese governemnent.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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 |
Pamela |
Richardson Walker |
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Allen |
Hodgkins |
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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
S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, provisions pertaining to high-skilled immigration and visa, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) provisions, electronic verification ("E-Verifiy"), and Department of Homeland Security electronic processing.
Enhancing American competitiveness through the encouragement of high-skilled immigration and STEM visa and other employment-enabling provisions (H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge- based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act "SKILLS Visa Act")
Employer obligation to use Electronic Employmnet Verification Systems ("EEVS,") including E-Verify (H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act).
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 |
Pamela |
Richardson Walker |
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Allen |
Hodgkins |
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Kevin |
Richards |
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Liam |
Crawford |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Reforming the way the government can access consumers' stored content and communications (S. 607 ECPA Amendments Act and H.R. 983 - Online Communications and Privacy 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
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support networking and information technology research (H.R. 967, Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 - amending the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991)
Industry advancements in the use of Big Data analystics
NASA information technology programs and policy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), White House Office, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
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 |
III |
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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
Online sales tax provision in HR 933 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act - Making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013
State and local sales and use taxes of online sales (S. 336, The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013)
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 |
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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Staffing and reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
Emphasizing the importance of technology issues--such as Big Data, cross border data flows, privacy, and intellectual property--in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations.
Emphasizing the importance of technology issues--such as Big Data, cross border data flows, privacy, and intellectual property--in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), 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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Burak |
Guvensoylar |
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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
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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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