• Monitoring potential technical tax correction legislation. Monitoring potential taxpayer protection legislation. Monitoring corporate tax legislation.
• Support better access to rural broadband/airband via TV whitespaces. Artificial intelligence (AI) and workforce modernization and its impact on the workforce. Facial recognition technology in our modern society. IT modernization within the U.S. government. Education regarding Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broadband mapping coverage issues. Education on technology that can help keep U.S. elections secure from hackers. H.R. 4998 - Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019; H.R. 4227 - MAPS Act; H.R. 4779 - To extend Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006; Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (Broadband DATA) Act (S 1822). S. 3569, Keep Americans Connected Act.
• Education regarding deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and how current policy impacts some Microsoft employees. Education regarding maintaining work authorization for spouses of H-1B holders. Education regarding the importance of high-skilled immigration for U.S. businesses and the economy. HR 1044 "The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act" and related Senate activities.
• Monitor USMCA and tariffs on China.
• Support better access to rural broadband/airband via TV whitespaces. Artificial intelligence (AI) and workforce modernization and its impact on the workforce. Facial recognition technology in our modern society. IT modernization within the U.S. government. Education regarding Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broadband mapping coverage issues. Education on technology that can help keep U.S. elections secure from hackers. Monitor COVID 19 legislation. S. 3569, Keep Americans Connected Act.
• Monitor Systemically Important Market Utilities (SIFIMUs) designation of cloud providers. IT modernization within the U.S. government.
• Promoting the use of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) in the military.

Duration: October 1, 2017 to October 2, 2020

General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Immigration, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Computer Industry, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Defense, Veterans, Energy/Nuclear, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Spending: about $340,000 (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 2017: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Small Business Administration (SBA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Policy Development, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Treasury - Dept of