2nd Quarter - Report — RED HAT INC for RED HAT INC (2023)

Firm

RED HAT INC

Client

RED HAT INC

Income

—

Expenses

$80,000

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.

Computer Industry CPI

Ensuring a level playing field for open-source software and services in government policy and procurement; Promoting open-source innovation and security; Promoting open hybrid cloud and multi-cloud; Federal IT modernization implementation, S.2032 Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2023; Cybersecurity standards and practices, including issues related to government access to data and standards for effective encryption, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, FISMA compliance; Implementation of 5G Strategy; issues related to procurement reform, S.931 Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA); CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, H.R. 4346; Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376; DoC supply chain resiliency; Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, supply chain security, secure software development attestation common form, Software Bill of Materials (SBOM); Open Source Software Security: S. 917, Securing Open Source Software Act of 2023, H.R. 3286 Securing Open Source Software Act of 2023.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHERYL L BRUNER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (118th), S. 917 (118th), H.R. 4346 (118th), H.R. 3286 (118th), S. 2032 (118th), S. 931 (118th)

Defense DEF

Ensuring a level playing field for open-source software and services in government policy and procurement; Issues relating to defense procurement; Issues relating to multi-cloud, Issues relating to SBOM; FedRAMP reform; Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (FY23 NDAA)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHERYL L BRUNER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Ensuring a level playing field for open-source software and services in government policy; Promoting open-source innovation; Issues related to patent law, issues related to patent quality; Implementation of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (H.R. 1249-112th); issues related to Trademark law; issues related to Copyright law; S.2774 - Pride in Patent Ownership, S.4704 Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHERYL L BRUNER	—

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (118th), S. 4704 (118th), S. 2774 (118th)

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.