4th Quarter - Report

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

Period 4th Quarter 2014 Filed Jan 15, 2015 Signed by WILLIAM A. SYERS

Official filing
Firm
EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)
Client
EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)
Income
—
Expenses
$330,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

9 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 15 defense authorization and appropriations bills as they pertain to Overseas Contingency Operations and the procurement, R&D, and O&M accounts.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO —
SUZANNE C STERNER —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Army, Dept of (Other); Navy, Dept of; U.S. Marines; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Air Force, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Guard

Aerospace AER

House and Senate versions of the FY 15 appropriations and authorization bills as they pertain to civilian space and weather programs including interests in weather satellites, earth science, space telescopes, and air traffic surveillance at the FAA, NASA and NOAA.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO —
SUZANNE C STERNER —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Natl Guard; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; U.S. Marines; Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Air Force, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Navy, Dept of; SENATE

Foreign Relations FOR

Legislative actions of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees as they pertain to notice and potential approval of direct commercial and foreign military sales of US products, services, and/or technologies to countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO —
SUZANNE C STERNER —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Air Force, Dept of; U.S. Marines; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Guard; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Army, Dept of (Other); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

House and Senate bills as they pertain to tax credit extenders, the corporate tax rate, changes in the tax treatment of single payer defined benefit plans, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premium increases

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE C STERNER —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Natl Guard; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Army, Dept of (Other); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Marines; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Air Force, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Navy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; State, Dept of (DOS)

Retirement RET

House and Senate bills including the unemployment insurance extension and the Highway Trust Fund reauthorization as they pertain to tax treatment of single payer defined benefit pension plans and premium increases for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE C STERNER —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Natl Guard; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Navy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Air Force, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; U.S. Marines; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

House and Senate versions of the FY 15 budget resolutions and companion appropriations bills as they pertain to funding for defense procurement, R&D, Overseas Contingency Operations, and O&M accounts and programs. Also as they pertain to FAA NextGen programs, weather satellites, earth science,space telescopes and Homeland Security tethered aerostat border protection programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO —
SUZANNE C STERNER —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Other); Treasury, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; U.S. Marines; Natl Guard; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

House and Senate versions of the transportation appropriations and FAA reauthorization bills for FY 15 as they pertain to FAA NextGen air traffic control modernization programs such as ADS-B.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Guard; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Marines; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE

Homeland Security HOM

House and Senate versions of the FY 15 Homeland Security authorization and appropriations bills as they pertain to tethered aerostats for border security and cyber security programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO —
SUZANNE C STERNER —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Navy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Air Force, Dept of; Natl Guard; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Marines; Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Intelligence INT

House and Senate versions of the FY 14 and 15 intelligence authorization and defense appropriations bills as they pertain to sensors, payloads, and industrial base issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LEE RIZZO —
SUZANNE C STERNER —
WILLIAM SYERS —

Contacted: Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Army, Dept of (Other); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Guard; U.S. Marines; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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.