Defense
Shield AI Files Lobbying Disclosure With Undisclosed Issues
Shield AI Inc., the San Diego-based defense tech company, filed a lobbying disclosure for the second quarter of 2026, but the filing raises questions about...
Pentagon's Technology Bottleneck
The Department of Defense technology release process has become a critical bottleneck for U.S. military partnerships and defense industrial capacity. [GAP]...
KBR Inc. Terminates In-House Lobbying Operations
KBR Inc. filed a lobbying termination on June 30, 2026, ending its active lobbying operations. The company, which had maintained a significant presence on...
Astranis Hires Dentons for Defense Spending Lobbying
Astranis Space Technologies, a San Francisco-based satellite company, disclosed significant congressional lobbying activity in the second quarter of 2026....
Genasys Ends Lobbying Relationship With ATS Communications
Genasys Inc., a maker of emergency warning systems, has terminated its lobbying contract with ATS Communications Inc., according to a disclosure filed in...
Valthos Ends Contract with Invariant for Biosecurity Lobbying
Valthos Inc., a U.S.-based organization, terminated its lobbying engagement with Invariant LLC on June 15, 2026, according to a lobbying disclosure...
Bollinger Shipyards Ends American Defense International Lobbying
American Defense International Inc. terminated its lobbying engagement for Bollinger Shipyards LLC, with the LDA termination effective June 30, 2026. The...
Senate To Review Pentagon Comptroller and Defense Nominations
The Senate Armed Services Committee is moving forward with a Pentagon hearing nominations for four senior defense positions, including the top comptroller...
House Republicans Fail to Clear Path for Defense Package
The House fell short on a procedural vote Tuesday that would have cleared the way for a sprawling defense and security package, marking a rare moment of...
Senate Panel To Examine Record $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Ask
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is convening a closed briefing on the Department of War's Fiscal Year 2027 budget request, which proposes...
Coast Guard Spending and Reform Execution Scrutinized
The Coast Guard received the largest single funding commitment in its history through the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but a...
House Rules Committee Meets On Defense, Tax, Disability Bills
The House Rules Committee approved three bills Monday evening, including a defense authorization that authorizes $1.15 trillion in discretionary funds and a...
House Rejects Push to Withdraw U.S. Forces from Lebanon
A divided House rejected a congressional resolution directing the Trump administration to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon, marking a...
House Advances $1 Trillion FY2027 Defense Bill
Why it matters: The House Appropriations Committee completed markup of the FY2027 defense appropriations bill on June 24, 2026, setting the Pentagon budget...
America's Strategic Oil Reserve In Crisis
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, created to reduce the impact of oil market disruptions, sits at the center of a fundamental debate about American energy...
Pentagon's Health System Modernization Stalls
The Pentagon's military health system is under scrutiny. [GAP] A Government Accountability Office report released on June 25, 2026, examines the Defense...
House to Vote on Pentagon's 2027 Defense Spending Bill This Week
The House is set to consider the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 this week, marking a critical moment for military funding. H.R. 9495...
Deep Mile Networks Hires MJL Ventures for Defense Lobbying
Deep Mile Networks has registered its first lobbying effort through MJL Ventures LLC, according to a new lobbying registration disclosure filed in June...