2nd Quarter - Report — BLACKBERRY CORP. for BLACKBERRY CORP. (2022)

Firm

BLACKBERRY CORP.

Client

BLACKBERRY CORP.

Income

—

Expenses

$180,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Science/Technology SCI

Issues and discussions related to innovation, cybersecurity, AI, IT modernization; S. 3897 Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2022; S. 1260 U.S. Innovation and Competition Act; implementation of cybersecurity-related provisions of P.L. 117-58, H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Issues related to SEC proposed rule on cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure by public companies

Foreign entity interest: Blackberry Limited has interests in the issues above.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARJORIE J. DICKMAN	—
SAMUEL JACOB SPECTOR	—

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3684 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), S. 3897 (117th)

Defense DEF

Issues and discussions related to innovation, cybersecurity, AI, IT modernization; H.R. 7900 National Defense Authorization Act for FY23; Senate NDAA for FY23; H.R. 7811 Artificial Intelligence for National Security Act; Issues related to use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-based cybersecurity solutions to improve cybersecurity.

Foreign entity interest: BlackBerry Limited has interests in the issues above.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARJORIE J. DICKMAN	—
SAMUEL JACOB SPECTOR	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7811 (117th), H.R. 7900 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to FY23 appropriations in cybersecurity, IT modernization (including Technology Modernization Fund), AI, electric vehicles.

Foreign entity interest: BlackBerry Limited has interests in the issues above.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARJORIE J. DICKMAN	—
SAMUEL JACOB SPECTOR	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

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.