Defense
Tungsten Mining NL Hires Squire Patton Boggs
Tungsten Mining NL intensified its federal push in the second quarter, spending more on lobbying despite operating in an industry with no domestic...
Defense Authorization Bill FY2027 Remains Deadlocked in Congress
Congress faces an unusually long delay in passing the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act, with both chambers deadlocked as of mid-July 2026. The...
Senate Considers Schiess as Space Force Chief of Operations
Why it matters: The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing on July 16, 2026, for Lieutenant General Douglas A. Schiess to become Chief...
Next Phase of Abraham Accords To Be Questioned At House Hearing
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa is convening a hearing on Abraham Accords expansion at a moment when the...
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Authorization Bill Stalls in Senate
Senate Republicans suffered a setback in their push to dramatically expand defense spending, as a procedural vote on S. 4784 collapsed under partisan...
House Democrats Fail to Block $49.8B National Security Bill
The House approved a sweeping $49.8 billion national security and State Department spending bill on July 15, 2026, sending a signal about Congress's...
Ukrainian Defense Industries Group Lobbies With McKeon Group
The National Association of Ukrainian Defense Industries (NAUDI) has engaged McKeon Group Inc. to navigate Congress on issues surrounding Ukrainian defense...
Report Says Congress Needs More Cleanup Cost Data From Coast Guard
The service reported approximately $448 million in environmental liabilities in fiscal year 2025, representing decades of deferred environmental remediation...
Defense Department Mandates Rules for Military Field Medicine
Across hospital ships, field hospitals, and aircraft carriers where combat medics and military physicians treat service members in the most austere...
Military Scrutinized Over Border Spending Controls
The Department of Defense has obligated nearly $2.64 billion for southern border security operations since the start of fiscal year 2025, according to a...
GAO Urges Space Force to Overhaul Workforce Planning
The Space Force is operating with a quarter of its authorized positions unfilled, and the military service has no clear system to determine how many...
House Passes Bill Linking Foreign Aid to Trump Policies
Republicans muscled through the National Security Appropriations Act 2027 on Thursday, securing passage of HR 8595 with virtually no Democratic support. The...
Galls LLC Hires Jones Walker for Lobbying
Galls LLC, a uniform supplier, added Jones Walker LLP to its lobbying roster through a registration amendment filed on July 13, 2026. The company now works...
Senate Panel to Review Trump's $87.6 Billion Iran War Funding Request
The Senate Appropriations Committee is holding a hearing this week on President Trump's supplemental funding request amid mounting concerns about Iranian...
ZeroEyes Ramps Up Federal Lobbying Push on Gun Detection Tech
ZeroEyes Government Solutions LLC, a Pennsylvania-based AI weapons detection firm, nearly tripled its quarterly lobbying spending in the second quarter of...
House Passes Bill To Test Critical Infrastructure Defenses Against Terrorism
The House overwhelmingly approved legislation requiring the Department of Homeland Security to conduct emergency response exercises simulating terrorist...
GAO Finds Coast Guard Modernization Lacks Oversight Plans
The Coast Guard is sitting on the largest single commitment of funding in its history. Congress allocated nearly $25 billion for the service in 2025, with...
Holland & Knight Ends City of Norfolk Lobbying Engagement
Holland & Knight LLP has terminated its federal lobbying representation of the City of Norfolk, Virginia, according to a lobbying disclosure filing released...