Lobbying Relationship

Client

OpenConnect Systems Incorporated

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Lobbying firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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  • FY 2011 federal appropriations DOD subcommittee on appropriations Exploring any other potential funding/partnering opportunities with the federal government.

Duration: to

General Issues: Government Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Health Issues

Spending: about $80,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2010: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Defense Business Transformation Agency (BTA)

Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Elizabeth Morra Senator Thad Cochran, conference staff Senator Thad Cochran, personal staff House Appropriations Committee
Jessica Lawrence Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Albio Sires Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Patty Murray Leg. Correspondent, Rep. Steve Rothman
Robert Taylor Dep. Asst Secy of Defense for Senate Affairs Legislative Director, Sen. John Thune General Counsel, Budget Committee General Counsel, Senate Minority Leader Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs Office of Sec'y of Defense, Internat'l Affairs
Stephen Northrup Health Policy Director, Sen. Michael Enzi
Aranthan Jones II Policy Director, Rep James Clyburn Chief of Staff & Policy Adv., Rep. Andre Carson Health Policy Dir., Congressional Black Caucus
Michelle Tessier n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

Termination
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Registration

Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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