Issues lobbied + lobbyists
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Monitor Agriculture Appropriations Bill for Food and Nutrition Programs, Financial Modernization, and Farm Bill Implementation. Monitor Homeland Security, Justice, Commerce, Education, Appropriations Issues. Monitor federal budget negotiations, impact of sequestration, and provisions concerning federal government procurements prohibitions.
Lobbyists: CHRIS ANDRESEN; WILLIAM SIMMONS
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
EDU — Education
Monitor Education Department and student loan administration; monitor Higher Education Act reauthorization
Lobbyists: WILLIAM SIMMONS; CHRIS ANDRESEN
Government entities lobbied: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
FIN — Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Monitor financial services IT modernization.
Lobbyists: MARYCLARE FITZGERALD
Government entities lobbied: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of
FIR — Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Monitor IT systems at the Department of Justice.
Lobbyists: WILLIAM SIMMONS
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE
POS — Postal
Postal service reform monitoring.
Lobbyists: WILLIAM SIMMONS
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Provisions concerning federal government procurement prohibitions; Annual Appropriations Bills
Lobbyists: WILLIAM SIMMONS
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TRA — Transportation
Monitor issues related to highway and FAA reauthorization and implementation. Monitor issues related to Amtrak and TSA.
Lobbyists: WILLIAM SIMMONS
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
RET — Retirement
Monitor IT Modernization at the Social Security Administration. Support language to accelerate IT modernization efforts at SSA
Lobbyists: WILLIAM SIMMONS; CHRIS ANDRESEN
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE