2nd Quarter - Report — VMWARE, INC. for VMWARE, INC. (2021)

Firm

VMWARE, INC.

Client

VMWARE, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$310,000

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.

Defense DEF

FY 2022 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 Zero Trust and Remote Work.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHELLE CELEBREZZE New	Assistant Counsel, US Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel (2010-2014)
MICHAEL J. KENNEDY	—
PATRICIA STOLNACKER	—

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2022 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations; FY 2022 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; FY 2022 Defense Appropriations; FY 2022 Homeland Security Appropriations; FY 2022 Financial Services Appropriations; American Rescue Plan (PL 117-2).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHELLE CELEBREZZE New	Assistant Counsel, US Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel (2010-2014)
MICHAEL J. KENNEDY	—
PATRICIA STOLNACKER	—

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

Science/Technology SCI

5G/Open RAN; 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.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHELLE CELEBREZZE New	Assistant Counsel, US Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel (2010-2014)
MICHAEL J. KENNEDY	—
PATRICIA STOLNACKER	—

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

Bills named: S. 3189 (117th)

Computer Industry CPI

FY 2022 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
RACHELLE CELEBREZZE New	Assistant Counsel, US Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel (2010-2014)
MICHAEL J. KENNEDY	—
PATRICIA STOLNACKER	—

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

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

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.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHELLE CELEBREZZE New	Assistant Counsel, US Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel (2010-2014)
MICHAEL J. KENNEDY	—
PATRICIA STOLNACKER	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 1848 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 2731 (117th)

Intelligence INT

FY 2022 National Intelligence Authorization Act, 5G/Open RAN, digital transformation and modernization issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHELLE CELEBREZZE New	Assistant Counsel, US Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel (2010-2014)
MICHAEL J. KENNEDY	—
PATRICIA STOLNACKER	—

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