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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Supply chain workforce diversity issues - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Air Force, Dept of; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to domestic preferences - no specific legislation. Issues related to foreign market access and manufacturing - no specific legislation. Issues related to domestic trade agreements - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Air Force, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Defense DEF

Issues related to service contract language, cybersecurity, and cloud computing - no specific legislation. Funding for Department of Defense IT programs - H.R. 3219 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018. Department of Defense procurement reform, information storage, analysis, and use of e-commerce portals - H.R. 2810 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; H.R. 3180 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Air Force, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3180 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th), H.R. 3219 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax policy including deferral of foreign-earned income, repatriation, and interest deductibility (no specific legislation).

Contacted: Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to increasing rural broadband penetration and adoption, including broadband expansion as part of an infrastructure package - H.R.1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Air Force, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1625 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to online piracy, and unfair competition - no specific legislation. Issues relating to the use of the U.S. International Trade Commission in patent infringement disputes - H.R. 2189 - Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act. Issues relating to litigation by patent assertion entities before federal courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission - no specific legislation. Issues relating to patent litigation abuse and U.S. PTO proceedings - H.R. 5340/S.1390 - Stronger Patents Act.

Contacted: White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Air Force, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2189 (115th), H.R. 5340 (115th), S. 1390 (115th)

Veterans VET

Issues related to veteran-owned businesses, veterans employment, and pro-veteran employee support efforts, including expanded options for GI Bill fund use - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Small Business SMB

Issues relating to entrepreneurship, including government regulations, taxation, cloud computing, veteran-owned businesses, security and access to credit - no specific legislation. Issues relating to creating a "one-stop-shop" for entrepreneurs to engage with federal, state and local governments - no specific legislation. Efforts to allow entrepreneurs to incubate in surplus government office buildings or agency office space - no specific legislation. Issues related to 8A certification program - H.R.5463 - Creating Tech Startup Jobs Act. Issues related to pension contributions for small businesses - H.R.3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 (entire bill).

Contacted: Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Air Force, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5463 (115th), H.R. 3596 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to the timely passage of a federal budget, acquisition reform, and federal funding for IT products and services - Continuing Resolutions H.R. 601; H.J. Res 123; H.R. 1370; H.R.1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018. Issues related to allowing and creating incentives for agencies to take risks in adopting emerging technology - no specific legislation. Issues related to cybersecurity, supply chain, and information technology programs - no specific legislation.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Air Force, Dept of; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 1370 (115th), H.J.Res. 123 (115th), H.R. 601 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues relating to efficient government operations and IT modernization, including interoperability, cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, cybersecurity and telework - H.R. 2227, Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017. Issues related to efficient government contracting, use of procurement best practices, vendor terms and conditions, and workforce management - H.R.___ - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, 2018. Issues relating to implementation of Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act - Pub. L. 113-291; Modernizing Government Technology Act - Pub. L. No. 115-91, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Title X, Subtitle G. Efforts to modernize legislative branch, including through use of social media - no specific legislation. Expansion of 8A opportunities - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Air Force, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2227 (115th)

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to comprehensive immigration reform, including H1B visas, visas for employees of small businesses, startup companies, visas for foreign higher education students, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) - H.R. 195, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018.

Contacted: White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Air Force, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 195 (115th)

Education EDU

Issues related to education technology and oversight of procurement issues - no specific legislation. Increased focus and reforms regarding STEM education issues - no specific legislation. Funding for public-private partnerships to support after-school STEM programs - no specific legislation. Efforts to create a National STEM Week - no specific legislation. Issues related to funding for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) - no specific legislation.

Contacted: SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to supply chain security, cybersecurity procurement and data breach notification - no specific legislation. Reform of government surveillance and encryption practices - no specific legislation. Issues related to cybersecurity, supply chain, and information technology programs - no specific legislation.

Contacted: SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office