1st Quarter - Report

RED HAT INC for RED HAT INC

Firm
Client
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; Implementation of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (H.R. 1249-112th); issues related to Trademark law; issues related to Copyright law.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHERYL L BRUNER —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (117th)

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); 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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHERYL L BRUNER —

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (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).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHERYL L BRUNER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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.