4th Quarter - Report

COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA) for COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$180,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal spending for small business programs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN —

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce training issues Workforce Ivestment Act (WIA) re-authorization IT training; HIT Training Carl Perkins Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Small Business Trade Issues ITA Agreement of the WTO

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization HR. 2701 and S. 1452, Mainstreet Fairness Act; HR. 674, Three Precent Witholding Repeal and Job Creation Act HR. 1439, The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011; HR. 12/S. 1616, American Jobs Act of 2011 HR. 3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011; HR. 1860/S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 Taxation of government procurement Small business expensing Bonus depreciation Business activity tax Research and development tax credits

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 12 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th), S. 493 (112th), H.R. 3179 (112th), S. 1452 (112th), H.R. 1860 (112th), S. 1616 (112th), H.R. 2701 (112th), S. 971 (112th)

Unemployment UNM

WIA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA)

Health Issues HCR

Health IT

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN —

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Small Business SMB

Full funding for SBA programs; HR 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization; Mobility Security SBA Small Business Information Security Task Force; S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 SBA Strategic Alliance Memorandum; HR 1070/S. 1544 Small Company Formation Act of 2011

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 1070 (112th), H.R. 2930 (112th), S. 1791 (112th), S. 1544 (112th), S. 493 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Funding for IT training within Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization IT training; Cybersecurity; Privacy Data Breach Legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996
DAVID VALDEZ Attorney Advisor, NTIA - 1998-2001

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Homeland Security HOM

Government Agency IT security, workforce standards Public-private security task force for small business issues Data Breach Cybersecurity and Mobile Security

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996
DAVID VALDEZ Attorney Advisor, NTIA - 1998-2001
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.