INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM) for INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)

Defense DEF

DISA Data Centers, NGEN Program, JLENS.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 2682 H.R. 2779 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform. Proposed Rulemaking: Proposed rules for Margin Requirements and Inter-Affiliate Swaps for Derivatives (Title VII of Dodd-Frank Act).

Contacted: Natl Security Agency (NSA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2779 (112th), H.R. 2682 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Fair Labor Standards Act: S. 1747 The Computer Professional Update Act. Immigration Reform: STEM Green Cards, STEM Visas, L1 Visa, H.R. 3012 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, S. 1986 STEM Visa Act 2011 and S. 3217 Startup Act 2.0. Competition Policy. OFCCP Rulemaking on PwD Employment. Global Labor Policy.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 1747 (112th), S. 3217 (112th), S. 1986 (112th), H.R. 3012 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

S. 3333 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012, H.R. 2577 SAFE Act; H.R. 3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. Cybersecurity, Aquisition Reform and Supply Chain: S. 2151 SECURE IT Act; S. 3341 SECURE IT Act (reintroduced); S. 2105 Cybersecurity Act of 2012; S. 3254 FY13 National Defense Authorization Act (Sec. 925 and Sec. 928); H.R. 3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 4257 Federal Information Security Amendments Act; H.R. 2096 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act; H.R. 3834 Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology R&D; H.R. 3674 PRECISE Act. Cybersecurity-Implications for International Trade: S. 2323 Sec 516 FY13 CJS Appropriations H.R. 5326 Sec 516 FY13 CJS Appropriations. Cloud Computing. Software Regulation - FDA. Internet Governance and ITU.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Bills named: S. 3254 (112th), H.R. 3834 (112th), H.R. 3674 (112th), H.R. 2096 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), S. 3341 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), S. 2105 (112th), S. 2151 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), S. 3333 (112th), H.R. 4257 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Agreements: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); Russia PNTR; US-Egypt. Bilateral Trade Issues and Policy: Russia PNTR; India; Argentina; Africa; China, Vietnam, European Union. Export/Import Regulation: Change in Burma Sanctions; Aspects of President's Export Control Reform; Export Controls-Radiation Hardness of Integrated Circuits. Disability Policy - UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. Indigenous innovation policies.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

U.S. International Tax including Deferral, Foreign Tax Credits: H.R. 2735 Revise IRC of 1986 to make CFC look-through Section 954(c)6 permanent, H.R. 749 Amend IRC of 1986 to make active financing Section 954(h) permanent, S. 2075 "CUT" Unjustified Loopholes Act, S. 1346 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; H.R. 5795 "Rebuilding American Manufacturing Act"; S. 2884" Bring Jobs Home Act" and House companion H.R. 5442. Corporate Tax Reform. R&D Tax Credit (Alternative Simplified Credit, ASC): H.R. 942, "American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011", S. 1577 in Senate. Other Treasury and IRS Regulations: Foreign Account Transaction Control Act regs as affecting Section 1471 - 474 in IRC regs. Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: Brazil, Chile, India, China, Korea and Spain. OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation: Various position papers on taxation of "intangibles, PE rules, transfer pricing, and double non-taxation issues". Employee-Related Tax Reform: H.R. 1864 "Mobile Workforce Act"; H.R. 1439, "Business Activity Tax Act". Taxation Issues for the "Cloud" and Services.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1346 (112th), H.R. 942 (112th), H.R. 5442 (112th), S. 2075 (112th), S. 2884 (112th), H.R. 2735 (112th), H.R. 5795 (112th), S. 1577 (112th), H.R. 749 (112th), H.R. 1864 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Changes to Tariff Act Section 337. America Invents Act Technical Amendments. Unfair Competition and IP infringement in the Supply Chain. Patents for Humanity.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; White House Office; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing: Completion of 2013 budget request and discussions on exascale and big data. Trusted Foundry. Department of Defense: Distributed Common Ground System - Army; H. 5856, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY2013; Defense law enforcement and records archives; Navy Data Centers; USSOCOM technology. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Program: 2012 Budget; S. 3295 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations, FY2013; CMS HIGLAS general ledger system and Fraud Prevention System data analytics. DoC H. 5326 and S. 2323, Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations, FY2013; cyber-security language.

Contacted: Natl Security Agency (NSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3295 (112th), S. 2323 (112th)