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Defense DEF

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters: National Defense Authorization Act 2018 (Draft): Distributed Common Ground System, Data Centers and Analytics, DISA commercial cloud, Army Talent and Engagement programs, and DoD IT procurement.

Contacted: White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Army, Dept of (Other); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of

Homeland Security HOM

Executive Order 13769 on Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Army, Dept of (Other); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to International Trade Including Multilateral & Bilateral Trade Agreements: Digital Trade; CFIUS. Bilateral Trade Issues: China, India, Nigeria ICT Guidelines and Kenya (including tax issue). Proposed renegotiation of NAFTA.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Vice President of the U.S.; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax, including Tax Treaties: Fundamental corporate tax reform based on the House GOP tax reform blueprint, "A Better Way for Tax Reform". U.S. Treasury Guidelines and related regulations on OECD Base Erosion Profit-Shifting (BEPS) Project and implementations. H.R. 1393 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act. Bilateral Income Tax Treaties with focus on U.S.-Spain and U.S.-Chile.

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1393 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Intellectual Property, including Patents, Copyright, and Trademarks: Software Patent Eligibility; Indonesia Patent Law Implementation.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Continuing Resolution: DOD/Cognitive; Data center consolidation;DoD Pubic/Private Partnerships; DoD IT procurement; DISA Commercial Cloud; Army Talent & Engagement programs; Distributed Common Ground System -Army; DoE Office of Science; The America First Budget Blueprint 2018, issues regarding DHS-FEMA Risk Map program, NOAA, NASA and NSF funding. Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2017, H.R. 2028, Continuing Resolution; Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2016, Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2016: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity, and cognitive computing for health care and research. Recommendations for more efficient government operations, generally. Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act, FY2018: FBI IT (Draft).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Other); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2028 (115th)

Education EDU

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Workforce Development Initiative -- Ideas for Apprenticeships, career-focused education, and certification programs. The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Draft).

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; White House Office

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy: High-Skilled Immigration Reform (generally); H.R. 5801: Protect & Grow American Jobs Act; HJ Res 37 - CRA on Blacklisting Rule; H.R. 392 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; Healthcare Reconciliation bills, including American Health Care Act of 2017 (H.R. 1628).

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Army, Dept of (Other); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 5801 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.J.Res. 37 (115th), H.R. 392 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: Modernizing Government Technology Act (MGT Act) 2017 (Draft). S. 88 and H.R. 686, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act or the DIGIT Act; Policy on Internet of Things and Security; draft Cyber Shield Act of 2017; Government Policy on Encryption Technology. H.R. 1224 Cybersecurity Assessment and Audit Act of 2017; S. 770 Main Street Cybersecurity Act; draft Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act. Emerging technologies: Blockchain Technology, cloud, AI, IOT. Shared Services Legislation (Draft). Implementation of H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 589, Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act. Concepts for modernizing federal IT infrastructure, generally.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Army, Dept of (Other); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Vice President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 88 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th), H.R. 686 (115th), H.R. 1224 (115th), H.R. 589 (115th), S. 770 (115th)