• Monitor legislative and federal activity related to pilot programs under the Department of Homeland Security. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to emergency response technologies. H.R. 2028, Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act H.R. 5634, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017. S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017. Draft Omnibus Appropriations, FY 2017

Duration: February 8, 2016 to December 31, 2017

General Issues: Homeland Security, Telecommunications, Budget/Appropriations, Computer Industry

Spending: about $160,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2016: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Affiliated organizations: Direct Technology