4th Quarter - Report — ACCENTURE, LLP for ACCENTURE LLP (2017)

Firm

ACCENTURE, LLP

Client

ACCENTURE LLP

Income

—

Expenses

$780,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

Military health; security clearance reform; intelligence modernization; shared services; cybersecurity; National Defense Authorization Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANGELA M. AMBROSE	—

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Agriculture AGR

IT modernization; shared services; financial systems; Operations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NIGEL STEPHENS	—

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Transportation TRA

FAA reauthorization; FAA Nextgen; WH Infrastructure plan

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NIGEL STEPHENS	—

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1, bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018 (bill formerly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) and S. 1, an original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. Various international tax issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIGITTE SCHMIDT GWYN	—
MATTHEW ROBERT NICHOLSON	—

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Monitor implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Medicare/Medicaid modernization; MACRA

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MANU MALHOTRA	—
NIGEL STEPHENS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE

Veterans VET

Electronic health; care in the community; eHMP; modernization; information and cybersecurity

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANGELA M. AMBROSE	—

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Foreign Relations FOR

Logistics; Consular affairs modernization; mobility/digital government; Visa processing; cybersecurity

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NIGEL STEPHENS	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2018 Appropriations legislation: Transportation/HUD; Financial Services; Defense; Homeland Security; Agriculture; Milcon/VA; Interior; Treasury; CJS; Labor HHS; Education; budget reconciliation; Continuing Resolution; Hurricane disaster relief/emergency supplemental

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANGELA M. AMBROSE	—
MATTHEW ROBERT NICHOLSON	—
NIGEL STEPHENS	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Government Issues GOV

Federal procurement issues; shared services; government efficiency; citizen experience; cybersecurity information security/OPM; Census 2020; Mobility/Cloud/Digital government; USPS; IT Modernization; Workforce training; apprenticeship training

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ILIA RODRIGUEZ New	Schedule C positions, Department of Labor; Associate Director - Senate Democratic Steering Committee; Associate Director for Public Liaison, Executive Office of the President
NIGEL STEPHENS	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Education EDU

Single Service Provider Plan; Front end business; Cybersecurity/information security; Higher Education Act Reauthorization; Perkins reauthorization

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTINE SCULLION	—
NIGEL STEPHENS	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Immigration IMM

High-skilled visa reform; e-Verify; DACA

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTINE SCULLION	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Computer Industry CPI

Data breach; identity authentication; information sharing; security for the internet of things; artificial intelligence - implications for the future of work.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY KAHN New	Staff Assistant, Congressman Eliot Engel; Professional Staff Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Policy Director, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Senior Advisory to the Chief Operating Officer, CIA.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Homeland Security HOM

Transportation security (TSA-HR); border security; US VISIT/Exit; Biometrics; cloud analytics; CBP HR; ICE HR

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NIGEL STEPHENS	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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.