4th Quarter - Report — CLOUDFACTORS LLC for CLOUDFACTORS LLC (2021)

Firm

CLOUDFACTORS LLC

Client

CLOUDFACTORS LLC

Income

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Expenses

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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Software copyright and related policy issues. Software patents and related policy issues. Subject matter eligibility under patent law. Administrative review proceedings under the America Invents Act. Review of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Copyright Office modernization.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER	—

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Computer Industry CPI

Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; health reform and related IT issues. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competitiveness and high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. Open government, government IT modernization, open data, and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within US government. Cybersecurity policies, legislation, protecting critical infrastructure, and International Cybersecurity norms. Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and a data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA reform. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations. Trade and trade agreements. Issues related to the EU US Privacy Shield agreement. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to the Privacy and Civil Liberty Review Board. Issues related to proposed changes to electronic communications transactional records (ECTRs). Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Data breach legislation. Shared Services of agencies' internal business support. Smart Spaces/Smart Infrastructure. Issues related to privacy; Federal privacy legislation. Issues related to the commercial and government use of facial recognition. Issues related to IT and COVID response and relief. Issues related to IT support for agency/missions resiliency due to COVID. Actions and guidance related to securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER	—

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Telecommunications TEC

Unlicensed Spectrum. Mid band spectrum - 6 GHz. Broadband Deployment and Adoption. Digital Skilling. Funding for the USA Telecom Act. H.R 1783, S. 745, Accessible Affordable Broadband Act. H.R 1848, LIFT America Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1783 (117th), H.R. 1848 (117th), S. 745 (117th)

Science/Technology SCI

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education (STEM) issues. S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. H.R. 3524, EAGLE Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3524 (117th), S. 1260 (117th)

Education EDU

Public Law 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act. Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Education, Dept of

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Online Child Safety and video gaming issues. H.R. 1198, S. 365, Eliminate Network Distribution of Child Exploitation Act. Intermediary liability.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 365 (117th), H.R. 1198 (117th)

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.