1st Quarter - Report

MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC for MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Period 1st Quarter 2026 Filed Apr 20, 2026 Signed by Tory Sendek

Official filing
Firm
MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC
Client
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Income
$70,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to federal procurement of software and software services. Issues related to artificial intelligence development and deployment, including issues related to Executive Order 14179 (Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON —
BRETT EWER —
NINIO FETALVO New Dir of Strategic Communications, Deputy Dir of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services; Communications Advisor, Associate Advisor, Assistant Press Secretary, Executive Office of the President
PRESTON HILL —
BRITTAN SPECHT —
JASON YAWORSKE —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to federal procurement of software and software services. Issues related to artificial intelligence development and deployment, including issues related to Executive Order 14179 (Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON —
BRETT EWER —
NINIO FETALVO New Dir of Strategic Communications, Deputy Dir of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services; Communications Advisor, Associate Advisor, Assistant Press Secretary, Executive Office of the President
PRESTON HILL —
BRITTAN SPECHT —
JASON YAWORSKE —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to federal procurement of software and software services. Issues related to artificial intelligence development and deployment, including issues related to Executive Order 14179 (Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON —
BRETT EWER —
NINIO FETALVO New Dir of Strategic Communications, Deputy Dir of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services; Communications Advisor, Associate Advisor, Assistant Press Secretary, Executive Office of the President
PRESTON HILL —
BRITTAN SPECHT —
JASON YAWORSKE —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to federal procurement of software and software services. Issues related to artificial intelligence development and deployment, including issues related to Executive Order 14179 (Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON —
BRETT EWER —
NINIO FETALVO New Dir of Strategic Communications, Deputy Dir of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services; Communications Advisor, Associate Advisor, Assistant Press Secretary, Executive Office of the President
PRESTON HILL —
BRITTAN SPECHT —
JASON YAWORSKE —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to federal procurement of software and software services. Issues related to artificial intelligence development and deployment, including issues related to Executive Order 14179 (Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON —
BRETT EWER —
NINIO FETALVO Dir of Strategic Communications, Deputy Dir of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services; Communications Advisor, Associate Advisor, Assistant Press Secretary, Executive Office of the President
PRESTON HILL —
BRITTAN SPECHT —
JASON YAWORSKE —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of

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.