1st Quarter - Report — EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION) for EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION) (2013)

Firm

EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)

Client

EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)

Income

—

Expenses

$360,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

7 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 13 and 14 defense authorization and appropriations bills as they pertain to the Overseas Contingency Operations, procurement, R&D, and O&M accounts.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO New	No prior covered positions
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

House and Senate versions of the multiyear FAA reauthorization and the FY 13 CR and FY 14 THUD appropriations bills as they pertain to FAA NextGen aviation modernization programs such as ADS-B.

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

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

Aerospace AER

House and Senate versions of the FY 13 and 14 appropriations and authorization bills as they pertain to civilian space and weather programs including interests in weather satellites, earth science, space telescopes and surveillance in the budgets of NASA, NOAA, & the FAA.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO New	No Prior Covered Positions
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

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

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

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

Retirement RET

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

House and Senate versions of the FY 13 and FY 14 budget resolutions and companion appropriations bills as they pertain to funding levels for defense,transportation, commerce, science, homeland security and aviation programs including the defense procurement, R&D, and O&M accounts as well as FAA NextGen programs, weather satellites, earth science, and space telescopes.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO New	No Prior Covered Positions
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

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

Intelligence INT

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO New	No prior covered positions
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

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

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.