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Welfare WEL

Matters relating to improving the viability and administration of Social Security through the use of analytics

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to the potential for a US-UK trade agreement and likely intellectual property provisions;matters relating to including digital trade provisions in NAFTA and future trade agreements.

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

Matters relating to the use of analytics to combat the opioid epidemic; matters relating to general support for HR 3545, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3545 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Matters relating to improving the IRS' fraud detection capabilities' issues relating to modernizing IRS information technology.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Matters relating to patent venue reform; matters relating to the need for strong copyright protection for software; matters relating to revising 28 USC 1782 to provide for protection of trade secrets

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Matters relating to securing additional funding for analytics within the Office of Immigration Statistics in Division F, Title 1 H.R. 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; matters generally relating to the need for improved funding for analytics to enhance government services in FY 2019 appropriations legislation

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1625 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Matters relating to developing awareness for the role advanced analytics can play in improving government and the delivery of government services.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Immigration IMM

Matters relating to the use of analytics to improve decisions relating to the immigration system; matters relating section 3, S. 1852, the Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers,Employment, Education and Defending our Nation Act and about the use of analytics to improve decision making by enforcement agencies like the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to determine detention and removal actions

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1852 (115th)

Education EDU

Matters relating to creation of specialized intellectual property courses and improving STEM education at HBCUs

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Computer Industry CPI

Issues relating to requirements for notification by third parties after data breach; matters relating to the benefits of artificial intelligence

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; White House Office

Homeland Security HOM

Matters relating to the use of analytics to improve screening performance and perception of the Transportation Security Administration

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Matters relating to S. 2125, the Fix NICS Act to potentially include an integrated, data driven approach to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the national background check

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: S. 2125 (115th)