1st Quarter - Report — EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION) for EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION) (2014)

Firm

EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)

Client

EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)

Income

—

Expenses

$380,000

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.

Defense DEF

House and Senate versions of the FY 15 defense authorization and appropriations bills as they pertain to Overseas Contingency Operations. procurement, R&D, and O&M accounts.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO	—
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Guard; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Marines; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Aerospace AER

House and Senate versions of the FY 15 appropriations and authorization bills as they pertain to civilian space and weather programs including interests in weather satellites, earth science, space telescopes and air traffic surveillance in the budgets of NASA, NOAA, and the FAA.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO	—
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Army, Dept of (Other); Navy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Marines; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Air Force, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Guard; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

House and Senate bills as they pertain to tax credit extenders, the corporate tax rate, and changes in the tax treatment of single payer defined benefit pension plans.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Marines; Air Force, Dept of; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Natl Guard; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Navy, Dept of

Intelligence INT

House and Senate versions of the FY 14 and FY 15 intelligence authorization and defense appropriations bills as they pertain to sensors, payloads, and industrial base issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO	—
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Natl Guard; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Marines; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Navy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Retirement RET

House and Senate bills as they pertain to tax treatment of single payer defined benefit pension plans as well as premium increases for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Air Force, Dept of; Natl Guard; Navy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Army, Dept of (Other); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; U.S. Marines; Treasury, Dept of

Foreign Relations FOR

Legislative actions of the House and Senate Foreign Relations Committees as they pertain to notice and potential approval of direct commercial and foreign military sales of US products and technologies to countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Azerbaijan. Also oversight of State Department contracting for overseas operations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Natl Guard; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Marines; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Navy, Dept of

Budget/Appropriations BUD

House and Senate versions of the FY 15 budget resolution and companion appropriations bills as they pertain to funding for defense procurement, R&D, and O&M accounts and programs. Also as they pertain to FAA NextGen programs, weather satellites, earth science. space telescopes and tethered aerostat border protection programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO	—
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Natl Guard; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); U.S. Marines; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Other); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Treasury, Dept of

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

House and Senate versions of the transportation and FAA reauthorization bills for FY 15 as they pertain to FAA NextGen modernization programs such as ADS-B.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO	—
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Marines; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Guard; Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Homeland Security HOM

House and Senate versions of the FY 15 Homeland Security authorization and appropriations bills as they pertain to tethered aerostats for border security and cyber security programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Marines; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Guard; Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Navy, Dept of

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.