4th Quarter - Report — VMWARE, INC. for VMWARE, INC. (2020)

Firm

VMWARE, INC.

Client

VMWARE, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$280,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Intelligence INT

FY 2021 National Intelligence Authorization Act, 5G/Open RAN, digital transformation and modernization issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL J. KENNEDY	—
RICKY LE	—
PATRICIA STOLNACKER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, technology, cybersecurity, automation, 5G/OPEN RAN, and software-defined data center provisions; Monitor issues related to RFI for cloud services procurement; Issues related to network security; Issues related to micro-segmentation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL J. KENNEDY	—
RICKY LE	—
PATRICIA STOLNACKER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2021 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations; FY 2021 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; FY 2021 Defense Appropriations; FY 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations; FY 2021 Financial Services Appropriations; Pub.L. 116-136, H.R. 748/S. 3548 - CARES Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL J. KENNEDY	—
RICKY LE	—
PATRICIA STOLNACKER	—

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th), S. 3548 (116th)

Computer Industry CPI

FY 2021 Appropriations Bills, IT and Cloud provisions; Issues related to virtualization, mobility and digital workspaces; Issues related to cybersecurity and cloud services; Issues related to blockchain; Issues related to Federal IT modernization; 5G issues; Issues related to commercial privacy and healthcare security.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL J. KENNEDY	—
RICKY LE	—
PATRICIA STOLNACKER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Science/Technology SCI

5G/Open RAN; S. 3189 - USA Telecommunications Act, all provisions; 5G telecommunications legislation; Issues related to consumer privacy, mobility, interoperability, cybersecurity and cloud services; Issues related to Federal IT modernization; Issues related to commercial privacy.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL J. KENNEDY	—
RICKY LE	—
PATRICIA STOLNACKER	—

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 3189 (116th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 2 - INVEST in America Act (Moving Forward Act), broadband provisions; S. 4201 - Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Acceleration, broadband provisions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL J. KENNEDY	—
RICKY LE	—
PATRICIA STOLNACKER	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4201 (116th), H.R. 2 (116th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.