2nd Quarter - Report — FIFESTRATEGIES, LLC for GENERAL DYNAMICS (2013)

Firm

FIFESTRATEGIES, LLC

Client

GENERAL DYNAMICS

Income

$50,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to funding for the Department of Homeland Security's headquarters.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MENDA FIFE	LC & Mailroom Supervisor - Sen. Harkin

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

House (HR 1960) and Senate (S 1197) National Defense Authorization Act -- issues related to Auxiliary Shipbuilding; Shipbuilding; ship repair; Submarines; Marine Corps amphibious vehicles; Army ground vehicles; Army communications systems; foreign military sales; and Federal contractor reimbursements.Fiscal Year 2013 Department of Defense Prior Approval Reprogramming -- issues related to program funding levels for shipbuilding; Army ground vehicles; and Army Communications Systems.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MENDA FIFE	LC & Mailroom Supervisor - Sen. Harkin

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1960 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to call centers operated for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MENDA FIFE	LC & Mailroom Supervisor - Sen. Harkin

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Foreign Relations FOR

Foreign military sale of Abrams tanks

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MENDA FIFE	LC & Mailroom Supervisor - Sen. Harkin

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Auxiliary Ships. Army communications systems.House (HR 2397) and Senate (no bill number yet) Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Defense Appropriations Bills -- issues and funding related to: auxiliary shipbuilding; shipbuilding; ship repair; submarines (research & development and procurement); Army ground vehicles; and Army communications systems (research & development and procurement). Budget Control Act (PL 112-25) -- monitored the actions of the Congress regarding sequestration. House (HR 2217) and Senate (no bill number yet) Fiscal Year 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill -- issues related to the Department of Homeland Security headquarters. House (HR 2610) and Senate (S 1243) Fiscal Year 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill -- issues related to Title XI shipbuilding. Fiscal Year 2013 Department of Defense Prior Approval Reprogramming -- issues related to program funding levels for shipbuilding; Army ground vehicles; and Army Communications Systems.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MENDA FIFE	LC & Mailroom Supervisor - Sen. Harkin

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 2610 (113th), H.R. 2397 (113th), H.R. 2217 (113th)

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.