1st Quarter - Report

VMWARE, INC. for VMWARE, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$300,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Computer Industry CPI

Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, zero trust architecture provisions; S. 2875 - Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021, incident reporting definitions and enforcement provisions; FY 2024 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. Issues related to the implementation of federal Cybersecurity Strategy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RACHELLE CELEBREZZE —
JAY CHO —
PAMELA DENISE RICHARDSON WALKER —
KYLE VICTOR —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2875 (118th)

Defense DEF

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, technology, cybersecurity, software factories, 5G/Open RAN, multi-cloud, software factory and software-defined data center provisions; Monitor issues related to RFI for cloud services procurement; Issues related to network security; Issues related to Zero Trust and Remote Work.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RACHELLE CELEBREZZE —
PAMELA DENISE RICHARDSON WALKER —
KYLE VICTOR —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Intelligence INT

FY 2024 National Intelligence Authorization Act, 5G/Open RAN, digital transformation, multi-cloud, and app modernization issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RACHELLE CELEBREZZE —
JAY CHO —
KYLE VICTOR —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

S. 1260, U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, Open RAN provisions; S. 3189 - USA Telecommunications Act (116th Congress), 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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RACHELLE CELEBREZZE —
KYLE VICTOR —

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

Bills named: S. 3189 (118th), S. 1260 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations; FY 2024 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; FY 2024 Defense Appropriations; FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations; FY 2024 Financial Services Appropriations; FY 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill; FY 2024 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill; FY 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RACHELLE CELEBREZZE —
JAY CHO —
PAMELA DENISE RICHARDSON WALKER —
KYLE VICTOR —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Division F, Broadband provisions; H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontier Act, NSF R&D provisions; H.R. 1848 - LIFT America Act, broadband provisions; S. 1260 - US Innovation and Competition Act, Division A, O-RAN 5G Emergency Appropriations, and Division B, NSF Innovation; Issues related to the establishment of new NSF directorate with federal R&D funding for advanced technologies, such as telecommunications, quantum computing, and data; Issues related to FCC NOI on Open RAN.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RACHELLE CELEBREZZE —
JAY CHO —
PAMELA DENISE RICHARDSON WALKER —
KYLE VICTOR —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 2731 (118th), H.R. 3684 (118th), S. 1260 (118th), H.R. 1848 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act, Title XIII, Subtitle H, corporate and international tax provisions; Section 174 of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, research and development capitalization provision; Treasury Departments January 2022 Foreign Tax Credit Rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RACHELLE CELEBREZZE —
KYLE VICTOR —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (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.