Government Operations

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...

Government Operations

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...

Immigration

GAO Flags CBP Northern Border Staffing Gaps

The U.S. northern border faces a staffing crisis that threatens national security operations and leaves critical infrastructure understaffed. A Government...

Government Operations

GAO Finds DOD Testing Office Strained by Workforce Cuts

The Department of Defense's Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, the agency responsible for independently assessing whether military...

Defense

Senate Examines Western Hemisphere National Security Strategy

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is examining U.S. strategy in the Western Hemisphere at a moment when geopolitical competition, drug trafficking, and...

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...

Defense

U.S.Edges Toward Normalization with Syria

The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024 fundamentally reshaped Syria U.S. policy, forcing Washington to recalibrate its approach to a...

Congress

Senate Confirms Space Force Leadership Nomination

The Senate Armed Services Committee is scheduled to consider the military leadership nomination of Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess as Chief of Space Operations,...

Commerce

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]...

Defense

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...

Defense

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....

Defense

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...

Defense

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...

Defense

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...

Defense

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...

Defense

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...

Congress

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...