4th Quarter - Report

ACCENTURE, LLP for ACCENTURE LLP

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$660,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

GSE Reform; Systematic Risk; Housing Finance Reform (FHFA); Financial Industry Regulation (Dodd-Frank implementation); Financial Services Appropriations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NIGEL STEPHENS —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Defense DEF

FY 2015 Accenture Federal Services Defense/Intelligence/Veterans Administration programs; FY 2015 National Defense Authorization bills, programs, and issues; Acquisition Reform; Department of Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM); VA Transformation (Wait List)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEITH WAYNE ZUEGEL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Transportation TRA

MAP-21 reauthorization; AMTRAK; High-speed rail; highway trust fund; T-HUD appropriations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W NAGLE —
NIGEL STEPHENS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Various international tax reform issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES M CARROLL —
JENNIE MASSEY —
THOMAS W NAGLE —
MATTHEW ROBERT NICHOLSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Monitor implementation of the Affordable Care Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES M CARROLL —
THOMAS W NAGLE —
NIGEL STEPHENS —

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

Agriculture reform; Department of Agriculture appropriations bills; SGE; MIDAS; Rural development loan/grant management

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NIGEL STEPHENS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Veterans VET

General Veterans issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W NAGLE —
KEITH WAYNE ZUEGEL —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Foreign Relations FOR

State Department appropriations; World Bank

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NIGEL STEPHENS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Provisions concerning federal procurement prohibitions; H.J.Res. 124: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015; H.R. 4745: Transportation/HUD Appropriations legislation; H.R. 4923: Energy & Water Appropriations legislation; H.R. 5016: Financial Services Appropriations legislation; H.R. 4879: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES M CARROLL —
JENNIE MASSEY —
THOMAS W NAGLE —
MATTHEW ROBERT NICHOLSON —
NIGEL STEPHENS —
KEITH WAYNE ZUEGEL —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.J.Res. 124 (113th), H.R. 4745 (113th), H.R. 4879 (113th), H.R. 5016 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Acquisition Reform Working Group (ARWG); Industry Procurement Issues; Federal Procurement Issues; SGE; Cloud Computing; Data Center Consolidation; Federal IT Procurement Reform (FITARA): DATA Act; Social Security Administration; 2020 Census; Agency Consolidation; Supply Chain; USPS reform; Cybersecurity; Strategic Government Efficiency

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NIGEL STEPHENS —
KEITH WAYNE ZUEGEL —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 (H.R. 2126, S. 2074); Department of Energy Appropriations bills; FERC

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NIGEL STEPHENS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2126 (113th), S. 2074 (113th)

Immigration IMM

S. 744; H.R. 2131; Border Security; US VISIT; Biometrics; USCIS modernization

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIE MASSEY —
NIGEL STEPHENS —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 744 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th)

Education EDU

Workforce issues; Workforce Development Issues; Higher Education; Student Loan Origination; Front-end Business System; C.O.D.; Default rates; Student loan counseling

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIE MASSEY —
NIGEL STEPHENS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

NICS; DoJ Appropriations; FBI Training

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NIGEL STEPHENS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Homeland Security HOM

Cybersecurity issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W NAGLE —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Foreign entities

Foreign owners and affiliates the filer disclosed. Amounts are as declared on this filing.

EntityCountryPrincipal place of businessOwnershipContribution declared
ACCENTURE PLC Ireland Ireland 94.7% —

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.