Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009

Issues related to the audit on engineering firm overhead performed by the Office of the Inspector General at USDOT; issues related to the stewardship and oversight of engineering services and contracting in the federal highway program, HR 1 (economic recovery); federal procurement issues, including the Administration's "High Roads" initiative and definitions of inherently governmental and critical functions; HR 5136/S 3454/S 3280, Defense Authorization Act, contracting changes; HR 1538/S 2989, provisions related to set asides and the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program; HR 4213, provisions related to contracting out; HR 2682, provisions related to contracting out; S 1524, reporting requirements; HR 5297, provisions related to contracting out; HR 5892, provisions related to the repeal of the Thomas Amendment; HR 138/HR 555/HR 1668, provisions related to e-verify and alien enforcement; HR 572/HR 5013/S 265, provisions related to tax deficiency; HR 983/S 90, labor relations neutrality; HR 1360/1472/HR 2392, contractor reporting requirements; HR 2568/HR 3558/HR 4496/S1489/S 3190/S 3253, small business contacting issues; HR 2736/S 924/S 1432, insourcing issues; HR 2182/S 1064, use of GSA supply schedules by State Department and local, tribal governments; HR 1409/S560, union organizing issues.

Client expense: $741,772 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American requirements H.R. 1874, Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009, provisions on Contracting Preferences H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, provisions on Buy American requirements H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3571, Defund ACORN Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 4220, Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009, provisions on procurement H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 924, the Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements Act, provisions on outsourcing and insourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1242, TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act S. 910, a bill to amend the EESA of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of TARP FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R.1 and OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, provisions on Buy American FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R.1, provisions on reporting requirements on contracts FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR Case 2008-025, Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees Performing Acquisition Functions FAR Case 2008-020, Contract Closeout Process FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default Reporting FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System President's Memo on Government Contracting: Competition and workforce issues for Federal contracting General issues relating to; Notice of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws on Federal Contracts, Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases: FTC authority to bring cases under Section 5 of FTC Act, insourcing of federal functions, definition of cost or pricing data on Federal contracts, Defense Acquisition Reform, Arbitration provisions for Federal contractors and High Road Contracting (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Winslow Sergeant for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy

H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American requirements H.R. 1874, Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009, provisions on Contracting Preferences H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, provisions on Buy American requirements H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3571, Defund ACORN Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 4220, Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009, provisions on procurement H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 924, the Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements Act, provisions on outsourcing and insourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1242, TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act S. 910, a bill to amend the EESA of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of TARP FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R.1 and OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, provisions on Buy American FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R.1, provisions on reporting requirements on contracts FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR Case 2008-025, Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees Performing Acquisition Functions FAR Case 2008-020, Contract Closeout Process FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default Reporting FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System President's Memo on Government Contracting: Competition and workforce issues for Federal contracting General issues relating to; Notice of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws on Federal Contracts, Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases: FTC authority to bring cases under Section 5 of FTC Act, insourcing of federal functions, definition of cost or pricing data on Federal contracts, Defense Acquisition Reform, Arbitration provisions for Federal contractors and High Road Contracting (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Winslow Sergeant for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy

H.R. 5037, Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 H.R. 1242, TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act S. 910, a bill to amend the EESA of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of TARP H.R. 3765, Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries that are developed and produced in the United States H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009, provisions on defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions debarring contractors H.R. 3116, Berry Amendment Extension Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 4351/S. 2890, Buy American Improvement Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 4553, 21st Century Buy American Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010, provisions on Quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy H.R. 5013, IMPROVE Acquisition Act, provisions on contracting H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions on contracting S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 924, Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN UP) Act, provisions on insourcing/outsourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S. 2901, Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on contracting S. 2902, Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on contracting S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 3454/H.R. 4899, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions on contracting H.R. 5175/S. 3295, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (DISCLOSE Act) H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American requirements H.R 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American Requirements President Obama's Memo on Government Contracting Implementation of Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases DFARS Case 2009-D015, Proposed Rulemaking - Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs, House Armed Services Committee's Defense Acquisition Reform Office of Federal Procurement Policy Memo on Work Reserved for Performance by Federal Government Employees (no regulation tied to this) General issues related to: government contracting, high road contracting initiative, Class Deviation implementing arbitration provisions for federal contractors, definition of cost or pricing data on federal contracts and organizational conflict of interest for federal contractors (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)

H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American requirements H.R. 1874, Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009, provisions on Contracting Preferences H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, provisions on Buy American requirements H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3571, Defund ACORN Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 4220, Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009, provisions on procurement H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 924, the Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements Act, provisions on outsourcing and insourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1242, TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act S. 910, a bill to amend the EESA of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of TARP FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R.1 and OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, provisions on Buy American FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R.1, provisions on reporting requirements on contracts FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR Case 2008-025, Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees Performing Acquisition Functions FAR Case 2008-020, Contract Closeout Process FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default Reporting FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System President's Memo on Government Contracting: Competition and workforce issues for Federal contracting General issues relating to; Notice of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws on Federal Contracts, Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases: FTC authority to bring cases under Section 5 of FTC Act, insourcing of federal functions, definition of cost or pricing data on Federal contracts, Defense Acquisition Reform, Arbitration provisions for Federal contractors and High Road Contracting (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Winslow Sergeant for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy

H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American requirements H.R. 1874, Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009, provisions on Contracting Preferences H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, provisions on Buy American requirements H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3571, Defund ACORN Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 4220, Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009, provisions on procurement H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 924, the Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements Act, provisions on outsourcing and insourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1242, TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act S. 910, a bill to amend the EESA of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of TARP FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R.1 and OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, provisions on Buy American FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R.1, provisions on reporting requirements on contracts FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR Case 2008-025, Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees Performing Acquisition Functions FAR Case 2008-020, Contract Closeout Process FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default Reporting FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System President's Memo on Government Contracting: Competition and workforce issues for Federal contracting General issues relating to; Notice of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws on Federal Contracts, Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases: FTC authority to bring cases under Section 5 of FTC Act, insourcing of federal functions, definition of cost or pricing data on Federal contracts, Defense Acquisition Reform, Arbitration provisions for Federal contractors and High Road Contracting (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Winslow Sergeant for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy

H.R. 1242/S. 910, a bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Assets Relief Program H.R. 595, American Steel First Act of 2009, provision on use of domestic iron and steel H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, provisions on Competitive Sourcing and Private Debt Collection H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American provisions H.R. 1334, Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act, provisions on contracting with the federal government H.R. 1874, Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009, provisions on Contracting preferences H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public Schools Facilities Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on electric drive vehicles or batteries that are developed and produced in the United States H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions on E-verify H.R. 3170/S. 1432, FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 3183, FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions on automakers H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009, provision on domestic sourcing H.R. 3326, FY 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill, provisions on insourcing and mandatory arbitration H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on small business in federal contracting H.R. 3571, Defund ACORN Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 4220, Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009, provisions on procurement S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 920, Information Technology Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 S. 924, Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN UP) Act S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009, provisions on contractor employees S. 569, The Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act of 2009, Sec. 3 - Transparent Incorporation Practices Nomination for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R. 1, New reporting requirements on contracts FAR Rule mandating use of E-verify System for federal contractors FAR Case 2008-020, Contract Closeout process FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default Reporting FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System FAR Case 2008-031, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges FAR Case 2008-034, Use of Commercial Services Item Authority FAR Case 2008-008, Award Fee Language Revision FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations DFARS Case 2008-D011, Acquisition of Commercial Items President's Memo on Government Contracting, competition and workforce issues for federal contracting Issues related to insourcing of federal functions (no specific legislation) Issues relating to the administration's intent to prohibit registered lobbyists from serving on the Industry Trade Advisory Committees and other federal advisory committees (no specific legislation)

H.R. 1242/S. 910, a bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Assets Relief Program H.R. 595, American Steel First Act of 2009, provision on use of domestic iron and steel H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, provisions on Competitive Sourcing and Private Debt Collection H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American provisions H.R. 1334, Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act, provisions on contracting with the federal government H.R. 1874, Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009, provisions on Contracting preferences H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public Schools Facilities Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on electric drive vehicles or batteries that are developed and produced in the United States H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions on E-verify H.R. 3170/S. 1432, FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 3183, FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions on automakers H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009, provision on domestic sourcing H.R. 3326, FY 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill, provisions on insourcing and mandatory arbitration H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on small business in federal contracting H.R. 3571, Defund ACORN Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 4220, Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009, provisions on procurement S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 920, Information Technology Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 S. 924, Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN UP) Act S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009, provisions on contractor employees S. 569, The Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act of 2009, Sec. 3 - Transparent Incorporation Practices Nomination for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R. 1, New reporting requirements on contracts FAR Rule mandating use of E-verify System for federal contractors FAR Case 2008-020, Contract Closeout process FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default Reporting FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System FAR Case 2008-031, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges FAR Case 2008-034, Use of Commercial Services Item Authority FAR Case 2008-008, Award Fee Language Revision FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations DFARS Case 2008-D011, Acquisition of Commercial Items President's Memo on Government Contracting, competition and workforce issues for federal contracting Issues related to insourcing of federal functions (no specific legislation) Issues relating to the administration's intent to prohibit registered lobbyists from serving on the Industry Trade Advisory Committees and other federal advisory committees (no specific legislation)

H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, "Buy American" and 3% repeal provisions H.R. 595, American Steel First Act of 2009, provisions related to use of domestic iron and steel The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to serve as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. H.R. 598, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, "Buy American" and 3% repeal provisions H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, provisions on competitive sourcing and private debt collection H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, provisions on Buy American requirements H.R. 1334, Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act, provisions on contracting with the federal government H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public Schools Facilities Act, provisions on Buy American requirements H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles and batteries that are developed and produced in the United States H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 3170, FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R. 3183, FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009, provisions on domestic sourcing requirements for development of advanced technologies H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on defining a small business in federal contracting S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 920, Information Technology Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009, provisions on contracting for information technology S. 924, Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN UP) Act, provisions on outsourcing and insourcing S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions on E-Verify S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act, provisions on Transparent Incorporation Practices FAR Rule implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements OMB Interim Guidance implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Rule implementing Section 1512 of H.R. 1, reporting requirements provision FAR Rule mandating use of E-Verify System for federal contractors Notice of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws on Federal Contracts, Requiring the "inclusion in government contracts provisions requiring that contractors post notices informing their employees of their rights as employees under Federal labor laws" FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations DFARS Case 2008-D011, Acquisition of Commercial Items Nomination of Winslow Sargeant for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy: Nomination Official Covered Positions for Thomas Quaadman: Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Vito Fossella