2nd Quarter - Report — TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET for TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET (2015)

Firm

TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET

Client

TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET

Income

—

Expenses

$140,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Telecommunications TEC

internet privacy, generally; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015; H.R. 283, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARD	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 356 (114th), H.R. 283 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

issues related to patent litigation reform H.R. 9, The Innovation Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARD	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th)

Immigration IMM

issues relating to immigration reform, generally; issues relating to STEM visas; S. 153, The Immigration Innovation Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARD	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 153 (114th)

Intelligence INT

issues related to surveillance reform; issues related to cybersecurity

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARD	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

issues related to the reauthorization of expired tax laws; issues related to tax code reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARD	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

issues related to Trade Promotion Authority

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARD	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Education EDU

issues related to elementary and secondary education; H.R. 5, The Student Success Act; issues related to student data privacy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARD	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (114th)

Computer Industry CPI

issues related to cybersecurity; issues related to data breach notification

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARD	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; 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.