Comptia

Technology Trade Association

Based in DC

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AI Overview

With $200K in lobbying spend across 7 quarterly filings, Comptia is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 4 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2019.

$200K

Total Spend

Years Active

Firms Hired

Lobbyists Deployed

Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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Year	Lobbying Spend
2018	$180K
2019	$20K

Issues Lobbied

Energy Defense Labor Issues Homeland Security

Lobbying Firms

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Lobbyists

Conner Brace Justin Mccarthy James Tucker Matt Hawkins Ryan Thompson Gordon Bates Christopher Treanor Francine Friedman

What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Energy, Defense, Labor Issues, Homeland Security

•Cyber workforce certification and training programs.

•H.R. 695 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2018 - reviewing for cyber workforce provisions.

•Advocacy in favor of the CHANCE in Tech Act (H.R. 3174; S. 1518), technology apprenticeships; requires Department of Labor to fund intermediaries to facilitate tech-specific apprenticeships.

•H.R. 2825 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 - to reauthorize the DHS and reorganize the cybersecurity responsibilities; Cyber workforce certification and training programs.