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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax reform/corporate tax; House Republican Tax Blue Print; border adjustability tax; tax inversion; tax extender; interest deductibility; innovation incentives; international tax legislation; BEPS.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Immigration IMM

Immigration Reform Executive Order; travel ban; H-1B, L-1, and other visa categories.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Computer Industry CPI

Data; cloud and cyber security; Internet; safe harbor/privacy shield; forced localization; cross border data flow; 2018 appropriations.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

IT intellectual property protection.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Government Issues GOV

Government-wide procurement/procurement reform; innovation/technology transformation; government IT modernization and program funding; transactional data reporting; commercial item contracting; electronic commerce; global supply chains/protectionism; dispute resolution; category management; Fed IT policy; sustainability; workforce; education; diversity.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

T-TIP/US-EU trade policy and market access; ITA; TPA; TPP; China; personal privacy; cybersecurity; safe harbor/privacy shield; forced localization, prohibitive market practices; cross-border data flows.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Defense DEF

Defense procurement/procurement reform; innovation; transactional data reporting; commercial item contracting; electronic commerce; IT modernization and program funding; global supply chains/protectionism; dispute resolution; category management.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce development training.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Science/Technology SCI

House Innovation Initiative, including H.R. 288, the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, H.R. 240, the Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act, H.R. 239, the Support for Rapid Innovation Act, H.R. 274, the Modernizing Government Travel Act, H.R. 321, the INSPIRE Women Act, and H.R. 255, the Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 288 (115th), H.R. 321 (115th), H.R. 240 (115th), H.R. 274 (115th), H.R. 239 (115th), H.R. 255 (115th)