4th Quarter - Report

EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION) for EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$330,000
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.

Aerospace AER

House and Senate versions of the FY 14 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.

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

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE C STERNER —
WILLIAM SYERS —

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

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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE C STERNER —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); Navy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Marines; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); 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 sales of US technologies as wither direct commercial sales or foreign military sales to countries such as Egypt and Azerbaijan and oversight of State Department contracting for overseas operations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE C STERNER —
WILLIAM SYERS —

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

House and Senate versions of the FY 14 budget resolutions and companion appropriations bills including HJ Res 49--the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013--as they pertain to funding for defense procurement, R&D, and O&M accounts and programs as well as FAA NextGen programs, weather satellites, earth science, space telescopes and tethered aerostat border protection programs. Also as they pertain to PBGC premiums and pension smoothing.

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

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

Bills named: H.J.Res. 49 (113th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

House and Senate versions of the Transportation appropriations and FAA reauthorization bills for FY 14 as they pertain to FAA NextGen aviation modernization programs such as ADS-B.

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

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

Defense DEF

House and Senate versions of the FY 14 defense authorization and appropriations bills as they pertain to Overseas Contingency Operations, procurement, R&D, and O&M accounts.

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

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

Homeland Security HOM

House and Senate versions of the FY 14 homeland security authorization and appropriations bills as they pertain to tethered aerstats for border security and cybersecurity.

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

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

Intelligence INT

House and Senate versions of the FY 13 and 14 intelligence authorization and defense appropriations bills as they pertain to sensors, payloads, and industrial base issues.

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

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

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.