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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

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

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Supply chain workforce diversity issues - no specific legislation.

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax policy including deferral of foreign-earned income, repatriation, corporate tax rates, border adjustment taxes, and interest deductibility - no specific legislation.

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

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to increasing rural broadband penetration and adoption, including broadband expansion as part of an infrastructure package - no specific legislation.

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

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.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2189 (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: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Air Force, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Defense DEF

Issues related to service contract language, cybersecurity - 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 and analysis - H.R. 2810 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; H.R. 3180 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.

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

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to the timely passage of a federal budget, acquisition reform, and federal funding for IT products and services - no specific legislation. 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: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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 - no specific legislation.

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

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. Efforts to modernize legislative branch, including through use of social media - no specific legislation. Expansion of 8A opportunities - no specific legislation.

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

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, and visas for foreign higher education students - no specific legislation.

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

Education EDU

Issues related to education technology and oversight of procurement issues - no specific legislation. Increased focus and reforms regarding STEM education issues - H.R. 2482 - Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017. Funding for public-private partnerships to support after-school STEM programs - no specific legislation. Efforts to create a National STEM Week - no specific legislation.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2482 (115th)

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