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TECHNOLOGY

​Microsoft Corp. hired FifeStrategies LLC to lobby on issues related to the U.S. Army’s mixed reality headset and quantum technologies. Menda Fife, former Democratic professional staff member for the Senate Appropriations Committee, will work on the account. 

TSMC Arizona hired Resolution Public Affairs LLC to lobby on issues related to incentivizing semiconductor development in the U.S. Heather McHugh, former legislative director to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), will work on the account.

​Oxford Instruments Nanoscience hired American Defense International Inc. to lobby on issues related to quantum computing. Van Hipp, former chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, will work on the account.

INFRASTRUCTURE 

The ​National Electrical Manufacturers Association hired FTI Government Affairs to lobby on implementation of the infrastructure bill and other federal programs. Brian Papp, former Democratic staff director on the Senate Finance Committee’s international trade subcommittee, will work on the account.

REGULATIONS

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits hired Forbes Tate Partners to lobby on issues related to President Biden’s executive order to promote competition in the U.S. economy. Stacey Rolland, former senior policy adviser to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), will work on the account.

The Carlyle Group hired Miller & Chevalier to lobby on tax and regulatory issues. Loren Ponds, former Republican tax counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee, will work on the account.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Telephone Systems International hired the S-3 Group to lobby on access to wireless communication in Afghanistan. Michael Long, former senior adviser to Pelosi, will work on the account.