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Performance Accountability and Contractor Transparency Act of 2017
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Performance Accountability and Contractor Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each VA contract for services includes: measurable metrics on the cost, schedule, and fulfillment of contract requirements; a plan of action and milestones for the provision of the service, including a description of the resources the provider will assign to provide the service; safeguards, including authority to levy financial penalties, to ensure that the service provided meets a minimum threshold of quality; and measurable metrics on the use of award or incentive fees. In each case of a contract that would result in the VA incurring an obligation exceeding $100 million, the VA must: ensure that the contract requires the service provider to document its work through VA information technology systems so that the VA can review and validate the quality of the service provided using the metrics set forth in the contract; use the appropriate VA project management accountability system to ensure that the contract provides an adequate return on investment; report on any failure of the service provider to meet contractual obligations, the effect of such failure, and the actions taken by the VA and by the contractor to address it; report the details of any modifications made to the contract and a justification for such modifications; and publish information about the contract and any modifications on its website.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying for support of S.543, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act; lobbying activities specific to wireless policy on consumer protection and privacy issues in the House and Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees; general lobbying spectrum-related issues, including FCC's incentive auctions; lobbying activities related to acquiring additional spectrum for commercial use before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying for support of S.543, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act; lobbying activities specific to wireless policy on consumer protection and privacy issues in the House and Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees; general lobbying spectrum-related issues, including FCC's incentive auctions; lobbying activities related to acquiring additional spectrum for commercial use before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying for support of S.543, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act; lobbying activities specific to wireless policy on consumer protection and privacy issues in the House and Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees; general lobbying spectrum-related issues, including FCC's incentive auctions; lobbying activities related to acquiring additional spectrum for commercial use before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying for support of S.543, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act; lobbying activities specific to wireless policy on consumer protection and privacy issues in the House and Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees; general lobbying spectrum-related issues, including FCC's incentive auctions; lobbying activities related to acquiring additional spectrum for commercial use before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying for support of S.543, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act; lobbying activities specific to wireless policy on consumer protection and privacy issues in the House and Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees; general lobbying spectrum-related issues, including FCC's incentive auctions; lobbying activities related to acquiring additional spectrum for commercial use before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying for support of S.543, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act; lobbying activities specific to wireless policy on consumer protection and privacy issues in the House and Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees; general lobbying spectrum-related issues, including FCC's incentive auctions; lobbying activities related to acquiring additional spectrum for commercial use before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2017 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying for support of S.543, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act; lobbying activities specific to wireless policy on consumer protection and privacy issues in the House and Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees; general lobbying spectrum-related issues, including FCC's incentive auctions; lobbying activities related to acquiring additional spectrum for commercial use before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 43, to expand Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits; H.R. 92, CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; H.R. 95, Veterans Access to Childcare; H.R. 103, Chiropractic care for veterans; H.R. 105, Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud; H.R. 245, Veterans Education Equity; H.R. 299, Blue Water Navy Veterans; H.R. 369, Eliminate sunset of Veterans Choice Program; H.R. 873, GWOT memorial; H.R. 1104, Veterans TEST Accessibility; H.R. 1112, Shauna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability; H.R. 1216, Protecting Veterans From School Closures; H.R. 1328, Vets COLA; H.R. 1329, Vets COLA; H.R. 1331, provide educational and vocational counseling services for veterans at VA-selected institutions of higher learning; H.R. 1379, Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for Purple Heart recipients; H.R. 1461, VA employee accountability; H.R. 1472, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act ; H.R. 1564, funding for medical professionals not employed by VA to travel to examine veterans; H.R. 1618, expanded criteria for eligibility of caregiver services; H.R. 1793, Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act; H.R. 1796, Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act; H.R. 1956, caregiver expansion; H.R. 1989, direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a high technology education pilot program; H.R. 1994, IT improvements at VA; H.R. 2103, Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion Act; H.R. 2506, Veteran Wellness Act; S. 23, Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act; S. 75, VA to reconsider and make a new determination regarding disability claims for exposure to mustard gas or lewisite in WWII; S. 86, Veterans Choice Continuation Act; S. 111, Filipino Veterans Promise Act; S. 112, Providing childcare assistance to homeless vets; S. 165, Caregiver Program Information Dissemination Ac; S. 324, State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act; S. 410, reassignment Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to another eligible dependent in cases where the original designated beneficiary dies; S. 473, Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act; S. 543, Performance Accountability and Contractor Transparency Act; S. 544, Extending sunset provision of Veterans Choice Act; S. 591, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act; S. 609, Chiropractic care for veterans; S. 681, Improve VA services for female veterans; S. 744, Protecting Veterans Credit Act; S. 758, Camp Lejeune water contamination; S. 764, Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act; S. 784, Veterans COLA; S. 798, Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act; S. 804, Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act; S. 833, expanded VA health care and benefits for victims of military sexual trauma; S. 844, expanded eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits; S. 882, Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for Purple Heart recipients; S. 899, new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities; S. 926, Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act; S. 946, Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act; S. 1024, Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act; S. 1094, Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act; S. 1153, giving the VA authority to suspend potentially unsafe medical providers from treating veterans; S. 1192, Veterans TEST Accessibility; S. 1209, increasing the special pension for Medal of Honor recipients; S. 1218, promoting federal employment for transitioning veterans; S. 1261, improving cost sharing for urgent care services for veterans; S. 1266, partnering with VA to investigate VA medical centers; S. 1277, IT improvements at VA; S. 1279, Veterans Health Administration Reform Act; S. 1325, Better Workforce for Veterans Act ;
2017 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying for support of S.543, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act; lobbying activities specific to wireless policy on consumer protection and privacy issues in the House and Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees; general lobbying spectrum-related issues, including FCC's incentive auctions; lobbying activities related to acquiring additional spectrum for commercial use before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying for support of S.543, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act; lobbying activities specific to wireless policy on consumer protection and privacy issues in the House and Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees; general lobbying spectrum-related issues, including FCC's incentive auctions; lobbying activities related to acquiring additional spectrum for commercial use before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| WA |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $627,098 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service