3rd Quarter - Report

EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION) for EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)

Period 3rd Quarter 2008 Filed Oct 14, 2008 Signed by William A. 'Doc' Syers, Vice President, Congressional Relations

Official filing
Firm
EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)
Client
EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)
Income
—
Expenses
$510,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

House and Senate versions of the FY 09 defense authorization and appropriations measures as they pertain to procurement, R&D, and operations and maintenance accounts including monitoring hearings concerning acquisition reform, oversight and waste, fraud and abuse in government contracting.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JON ARTHUR ANDERSON —
RICHARD MCINNIS —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Natl Guard; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Marines; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Treasury, Dept of; Smithsonian Institution; Navy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

The Administration's economic recovery response and legislation as it pertains to recovery of Wall Street and financial credit markets.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JON ARTHUR ANDERSON —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Marines; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Guard; Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Treasury, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Smithsonian Institution; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Aerospace AER

House and Senate versions of the FY 09 authorizing and appropriations (Commerce, Science & Justice) measures concerning NASA & NOAA as they pertain to weather satellites, earth science, and space telescopes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JON ARTHUR ANDERSON —
RICHARD MCINNIS —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Smithsonian Institution; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; U.S. Marines; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Guard; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Navy, Dept of; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

Intelligence INT

House and Senate versions of the FY 09 Intelligence authorization and defense appropriations measures as they pertain to satellites, sensors, and payloads.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JON ARTHUR ANDERSON —
RICHARD MCINNIS —

Contacted: Smithsonian Institution; Army, Dept of (Other); Navy, Dept of; U.S. Marines; Natl Guard; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Legislation pertaining to water resource development and public works as they pertain to federal acquisition of pumps, filters, and other products affecting the supply and quality of water.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JON ARTHUR ANDERSON —
RICHARD MCINNIS —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Smithsonian Institution; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Guard; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Army, Dept of (Other); SENATE; U.S. Marines; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Navy, Dept of; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

House and Senate versions of the FAA reauthorization bill and the companion FY 09 Transportation, Treasury & HUD appropriations bills as they pertain to FAA NerxtGen modernization initiatives and the ADS-B program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JON ARTHUR ANDERSON —
RICHARD MCINNIS —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Smithsonian Institution; Natl Guard; SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Other); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Marines

Budget/Appropriations BUD

House and Senate versions of the FY 08-09 emergency supplemental appropriations bill (Public Law 110-252) as it pertained to Defense Department procurement of night vision equipment and radios. Final version of the FY 09 continuing resolution (Public Law 110-329) containing FY 09 Defense, Transportation, and Commerce,Science, Justice appropriations bills as they pertain to defense procurement, R&D, FAA NextGen inititaives, and NASA/NOAA weather satellite, earth science and space telescope programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JON ARTHUR ANDERSON —
RICHARD MCINNIS —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Navy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Smithsonian Institution; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Marines; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Guard

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.