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EMC Corp.

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BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

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  • Issues relating to data security, cybersecurity, information technology, big data, cloud computing, federal IT procurement S.1599/H.R. 3361 USA Freedom Act
  • Issues related to patent litigation reform, including H.R. 845, S. 1013, S. 866, H.R. 2766, H.R. 3309, S. 1720 Issues related to trade secrets, including S. 1770, the Future of American Innovation and Research Act (FAIR)
  • Issues relating to IT funding
  • Issues related to corporate tax reform

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General Issues: Computer Industry, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Immigration, Energy/Nuclear

Spending: about $820,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate,, U.S. Senate, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Navy - Dept of,, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), General Services Administration (GSA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Energy - Dept of, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Treasury - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Navy - Dept of, Education - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Social Security Administration (SSA), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), White House Office, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Y Y Department of Education; Department of Defense; Department of Homeland Security; Transportation Security Administration, Veterans Affairs, Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce, SSA

Bills mentioned

S.1599: USA FREEDOM Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.3361: USA FREEDOM Act

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

H.R.845: Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

S.1013: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

S.866: Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2766: STOP Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

H.R.3309: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.1770: FAIR Act

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

H.R.540: Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

H.R.2195: To amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to...

Sponsor: Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)

H.R.4061: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010

Sponsor: Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.)

H.R.4507: Cyber Security Domestic Preparedness Act

Sponsor: Ciro D. Rodriguez (D-Texas)

H.R.5548: Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010

Sponsor: Jane Harman (D-Calif.)

S.773: Cybersecurity Act of 2010

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.3193: International Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Coordination Act of 2010

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

H.R.1774: Smart Grid Advancement Act

Sponsor: Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.)

S.807: SMART Energy Act

Sponsor: Ben Nelson (D-Neb.)

H.R.4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6206: Small Business Information Security Act of 2008

Sponsor: Donald Manzullo (R-Ill.)

S.3102: Small Business Information Security Act of 2008

Sponsor: Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine)

S.1260: Data Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.1685: Data Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Tom Price (R-Ga.)

S.1558: Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act

Sponsor: Norm Coleman (R-Minn.)

H.R.2124: Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act

Sponsor: Thomas M. Davis (R-Va.)

S.1202: Personal Data Protection Act of 2007

Sponsor: Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)

S.495: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.958: Data Accountability and Trust Act

Sponsor: Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)

S.238: Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.699: Social Security Number Fraud and Identity Theft Prevention Act

Sponsor: Wayne A. Allard (R-Colo.)

H.R.836: Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

S.1178: Identity Theft Prevention Act

Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii)

H.R.516: Federal Agency Data Privacy Protection Act

Sponsor: Jo Ann S. Davis (R-Va.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Kristi Remington Dep. Asst. Attorney General, Dept. of Justice Senior Counsel, House Government Reform Com. Dep. Asst. Attorney General, Dept of Justice Dep. Assistant Attorney General and Senior Counsel, DOJ Dep. Asst. Attorney General, DOJ; Sr. Counsel Dep. Asst. Attorney Gen., DOJ; Senior Counsel Dep. Asst. Attorney Gen., Doj; Senior Counsel Dep. Asst. Attorney General, Dept. of Justice;
Malloy McDaniel Policy Adviser to Senator Mitch McConnell Whip Liason, Senate Maj.Whip Mitch McConnell Republican Floor Asst. to Sen. Trent Lott
E. Peter Giambastiani III Deputy COS, Congressman Jeff Miller Spec. Asst. to the Dep. UnderSecretary of the Navy Dep. COS, Rep. Jeff Miller Dep. COS for Congressman Jeff Miller Spec. Asst. to Dep. UnderSecretary of the Navy Dep. COS for Rep. Jeff Miller Dep. COS, Congressman Jeff Miller Spec. Assistant, Under Secretary of the Navy
Shimon Stein Snr. Policy Advisor, House Maj. Lead. Eric Cantor Program Manager, Dept. of Justice Legislative Correspondent, Sen. John Ashcroft Intern, Congressman Robert Aderholt
Cindy Brown Chief of Staff, Rep. Ron Kind
Stephen Peranich Chief of Staff, Rep. Gene Taylor COS, Congressman Gene Taylor
Kristi Remington cont. Senior Counsel, House Government Reform Com. Counsel, Senate Banking and Govt. Affairs Comm.
J. Michael Hogan Jr. Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Ben Nelson Legislative Director, Rep. Peter Deutsch
Katherine Scontras Legislative Correspondent, Senator Susan Collins
J.C. Boggs Counsel, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Counsel Senate Government Affairs Committee Counsel, Senate Government Affairs Committee Counsel; Senate Banking and Govt Affairs Comms
Malloy McDaniel cont Whip Liason, Senate Maj.Whip Mitch McConnell Republican Floor Asst. to Sen. Trent Lott
E. Peter Giambastiani cont. Spec. Asst. to Dep. UnderSecretary of the Navy
Tony Corwin Inspector General of the Marine Corps Legis. Asst. to the Commandant of Marine Corps
Ashley Davis Special Asst. to the Homeland Security Director Dep. Drctr of Mgmt. and Administration, EOP
Stephen Paranich Chief of Staff to Congressman Gene Taylor
Missy Foxman Prof. Staff, Joint Economic Committee Prof. Staff, Joint Economic Committee
Missy Foxman Cont. Deputy to COS, Senate Republican Conference Confidential Asst. to Chf Cnsl for Advocacy, SBA
Pete Giambastiani Dep. COS for Congressman Jeff Miller
Pete Giambastiani cont. Spec. Asst. to Dep. UnderSecretary of the Navy
Kate Scontras Legislative Correspondent, Senator Susan Collins
Dwayne Andrews Proff. Staff, House Committee on Small Business Prof. Staff, House Comm. on Small Business
Dwayne Andrews Cont. Legislative Assistant, Congressman Floyd Flake LA, Congressman Floyd Flake
E. Peter Giambastiani, III Deputy COS, Congressman Jeff Miller
E. Peter Giambastiani, III cont. Special Asst, Dep. Undersecretary of the Navy
Casey Street Legislative Aid, Congressman Jeff Miller Legislative Aide, Congressman Jeff Miller
Matt Kinsman Leg. Correspondent, Senator Olympia Snowe
Tony Corwin cont. Leg. Asst. to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
Mark Holman Dep. Asst. to the President for Homeland Security
Mark Holman cont. AA to Congressman Tom Ridge
James Drewry Dem. Gen. Cnsl. and Leg. Consl, Senate Comm. on
James Drewey cont. Commerce, Science and Transportation
Kathleen (Nahill) Blanchard n/a
Kathleen Blanchard n/a
Kathleen Nahill n/a
Abigail Jagoda n/a
Kirsten Tester n/a
Goldey Tester n/a
Duncan Smith n/a
Stakias Mike n/a
Abagail Goldstein n/a
John Maniscalco n/a
JC Boggs n/a
Michelle Castro 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.

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

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