Defense
Military College Hires Lobbying Firm to Tackle Defense Policy
The Citadel, the public military college in Charleston, South Carolina, has retained Greenberg Traurig LLP to lobby on its behalf, according to a lobbying...
Semiconductors Startup Parts Ways with Pillsbury Winthrop
OBSIDIA Semiconductors Inc., a defense-focused semiconductor startup, ended its lobbying relationship with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as of May 1,...
Russia-China Military Cooperation Reaches Historic Peak
Russia and China conducted 11 combined military exercises and patrols in 2024 alone, the most in a single year on record, and the pace shows no sign of...
US Struggles to Secure Critical Minerals Domestically
The Congressional Research Service released a new resource guide on June 8 designed to help lawmakers navigate one of Washington's most contested policy...
House Approves $1.15T Defense Budget Amid Fiscal Clash
Why it matters: The House Armed Services Committee completed its markup of the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act on June 4, authorizing $1.15...
U.S.-South Korea Alliance Faces Multiple Simultaneous Pressures
The U.S.-South Korea alliance is under simultaneous pressure from multiple directions, and a new Congressional Research Service report published June 9,...
UMD Drops Dionne Co. in LDA Termination Over Defense Funding Work
The University of Maryland, College Park ended its lobbying relationship with Dionne Co. in a Q2 2025 termination filing, cutting ties with the...
House Rejects Lebanon Withdrawal Resolution — Again
The House voted decisively Thursday to reject H.Con.Res. 84, a resolution that would have directed President Trump to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from...
U.S. Struggles to Share Airwaves Reserved For Military Use
The airwaves that carry your cell phone signal, guide a missile to its target, and keep a Navy destroyer's radar humming are all drawn from the same finite...
Army Seeks Budget Approval Amid Modernization Uncertainty
The Army is asking Congress to approve a nearly $253 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 while simultaneously managing a reported $4 billion to $6 billion...
Palantir Hires Northern Compass for Defense Lobbying
Palantir Technologies has added Northern Compass Group LLC to its lobbying roster, filing a new client registration on June 1, 2026. The lobbying...
House Defies Trump, Passes $8 Billion Ukraine Aid Package With Rare Bipartisan Rebuke
The Ukraine Support Act floor vote landed Wednesday as one of the sharpest rebukes of a sitting president by his own party in recent memory. The House...
U.S. Demands Iran Militia Dismantling From Vulnerable Iraqi Government
Iraq is once again at the center of a volatile U.S. foreign policy challenge, and a newly updated Congressional Research Service report makes clear that the...
Defense Spending To Take Center Stage in Congress Thursday
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense is scheduled to mark up the FY2027 defense appropriations bill on June 11 in a closed session at H-405...
Congress Considers Unprecedented Saudi Arabia Nuclear Deal
A draft bilateral nuclear agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia is sitting on President Trump's desk, and the 119th Congress is preparing for...
Congress and Administration Debate Military Leadership Cuts
The Congressional Research Service has updated its foundational report on congressional management of DOD officers, arriving at a moment when the Trump...
US-Spain Alliance Frays Under Iran Conflict Pressure
A new Congressional Research Service report on Spain US relations lands at a precarious moment: Washington and Madrid are locked in their most serious...
Army's JLTV Exit Strains Joint Forces
The Army's quiet exit from the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program is creating ripple effects across the joint force — and Congress is only beginning to...