BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2011–2018

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2018	—	1	1
2017	—	3	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	6	2
2013	—	9	2
2012	—	5	1
2011	—	5	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	23
SENATE	16
Government Accountability Office (GAO)	9
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	7
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	2
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	11
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	3
Defense	Defense	3
Government Issues	Government Issues	3
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	3
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	2
Transportation	Transportation	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 1232113th Congress

Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act

2013 · first_quarter · Firm: EFRUS FEDERAL ADVISORS LLC

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1232

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