TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. for TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC

Immigration IMM

Immigration reform

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

Defense DEF

H.R.4435: appropriations to DOD for FY2015; H.R.4681: authorize appropriations for FYs 2014 and 2015 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System; H.R.4870: appropriations for the Department of Defense for FY2015; S.1744: Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act; S.2410: authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts; expanded reporting of nonconforming items; expansion of applicability of the senior executive compensation benchmark - FAR Case 2012-017

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2410 (113th), H.R. 4435 (113th), S. 1744 (113th), H.R. 4870 (113th), H.R. 4681 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 4950: reauthorization of the EXIM Bank

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 4950 (113th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 4834: Department of Transportation's authority over regulating applications used in automoblies

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4834 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 1232: eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management, require federal CIOs report directly to the agency head, increase authority of agency CIOs, improve overall management of federal IT investments; S. 994: increase disclosure of direct federal expenditures, linking loan, grant and contract spending to federal programs and for other purposes; S. 1843: authority of Federal CIOs and ensures transparency of federal IT investments

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 994 (113th), S. 1843 (113th), H.R. 1232 (113th)

Education EDU

Value of education technology in the classroom as well as the issue of student data privacy; Joint Subcommittee Hearing: "How Data Mining Threatens Student Privacy"

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 4228: appropriation of a Accountability Review Board at DHS to provide greater oversight into acquisition choices

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

Bills named: H.R. 4228 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 3830: outline the benefits of trade to the technology industry; H.R. 4748: duty treatment for electronic learning toys for children; US Customs and Border Protection Centers of Excellence and Expertise; Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) security program; sanctions regulations / export controls; export controls on munitions items and additional items controlled by the DOC; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA): negotiations on the issues of cross border data flows, privacy, and intellectual property; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): cross-border data flows, intellectual property, environmental regulations, privacy, safe harbor; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): negotiations on the issues of cross border data flows, privacy, telecommunications, and intellectual property

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3830 (113th), H.R. 4748 (113th)