4th Quarter - Report

COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA) for COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$190,000
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.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Small Business Trade Issues ITA Agreement of the WTO

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Assistant Counsel, USTR 1997-1998

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Unemployment UNM

WIA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Assistant Counsel, USTR 1997-1998
RANDI PARKER —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal Spending for small business programs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Computer Industry CPI

Funding for IT training within Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization IT training Cybersecurity Privacy Data Breach Legislation HR. 4263 Secure IT Act S. 1408 Data Breach Notification Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996
RANDI PARKER —
DAVID VALDEZ Attorney Advisor, NTIA - 1998-2001

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4263 (112th), S. 1408 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization HR. 2701 and S. 1452, Mainstreet Fairness Act; HR. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act Small business expensing Bonus depreciation Business activity tax Research and development tax credits Taxation of Government Procurement Startup 2.0, HR 5893/S. 3217

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 3217 (112th), S. 1452 (112th), H.R. 9 (112th), H.R. 2701 (112th), S. 493 (112th), H.R. 5893 (112th), S. 2237 (112th)

Small Business SMB

Full funding for SBA programs; HR 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization; Mobility Security SBA Small Business Information Security Task Force HR. 3606, "JOB Act" H.R. 3850, Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 H.R. 3893, Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012 H.R. 3851, Small Business Advocate Act of 2012" H.R. 3980, Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 H.R. 4118, Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 H.R. 4121, Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 H.R. 3985, "Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012" H.R. 3987, "Small Business Protection Act of 2012" H.R. 4801, "Contractor Opportunity Protection Act 2012" H.R. 4203, "Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012" H.R. 4206, "Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012" S. 3222, "Entrepreneur in Residence Act" S. 2172, "Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Act of 2012"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Assistant Counsel, USTR 1997-1998
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3850 (112th), H.R. 4118 (112th), S. 3222 (112th), H.R. 4206 (112th), H.R. 3980 (112th), S. 493 (112th), H.R. 3985 (112th), H.R. 3987 (112th), S. 2172 (112th), H.R. 4801 (112th), H.R. 3893 (112th), H.R. 2930 (112th), H.R. 4121 (112th), H.R. 4203 (112th), H.R. 3606 (112th), H.R. 3851 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce training issues Workforce Ivestment Act (WIA) re-authorization IT training; Carl Perkins Act America Works Act (HR. 1325, S. 1243)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996
RANDI PARKER —
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 1243 (112th), H.R. 1325 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

Government Agency IT Security Workforce Standards Cybersecurity and Mobile Security S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 H.R. 4263, Secure IT Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ALICE HYMAN Special Assistant to US AG, DOJ - 1994-1996
RANDI PARKER —
DAVID VALDEZ Attorney Advisor, NTIA - 1998-2001
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 4263 (112th), S. 2105 (112th)

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.