4th Quarter - Report — RED HAT INC for RED HAT INC (2021)

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.

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHERYL L BRUNER	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 2774 (117th), H.R. 1249 (117th)

Defense DEF

Ensuring a level playing field for open-source software and services in government policy and procurement; Issues relating to defense procurement; FedRAMP reform; Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (FY22 NDAA).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHERYL L BRUNER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Computer Industry CPI

Ensuring a level playing field for open-source software and services in government policy and procurement; Promoting open-source innovation; H.R.1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, funding for Technology Modernization Fund, Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (FY22 NDAA); S.2902 Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2021; Federal IT modernization implementation; 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.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; NSF Directorate for Technology Innovation, DoC supply chain resiliency; Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, supply chain security; Executive Order14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, Federal procurement.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHERYL L BRUNER	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th), S. 2902 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

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.