Congress

Pentagon Leaders Face Senate Scrutiny on Record Defense Budget

The Senate Armed Services Committee is preparing to vet four Pentagon leadership appointments as the Trump administration seeks to reshape defense spending...

Defense

Committee Examines Critical Mineral Mapping Amid China Threats

The federal government is racing to map America's underground mineral wealth as China tightens its grip on critical mineral exports and the Pentagon backs...

Defense

Kensey Davidson Joins Rep. Ed Case's Office as House Defense Fellow

Kensey Davidson has taken on the role of Defense Fellow in the personal office of Rep. Ed Case, a Democrat representing Hawaii's 1st congressional district....

Congress

Senate Demands Army Answers on $252B Modernization Plan

The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland held an Army modernization hearing on June 16–17, 2026, examining how the Army plans to spend a historic...

Defense

Albers Aerospace Hires BGR for Defense Lobbying

Albers Aerospace has registered its first lobbying effort, bringing on BGR Government Affairs LLC to represent its interests before Congress. The aerospace...

Defense

OBSIDIA Semiconductors Hires Frontera Group for Defense Lobbying

OBSIDIA Semiconductors Inc. has entered the federal lobbying arena by registering with Frontera Group LLC, marking the company's formal engagement with...

Defense

Delva Tool & Machine Hires Blank Rome Defense Lobbying

Delva Tool & Machine LLC has registered as a new client with Blank Rome Government Relations LLC, marking the manufacturing firm's entry into the federal...

Defense

CHAOS Industries Hires Brownstein Hyatt for Defense Lobbying

CHAOS Industries Inc. has registered as a new client with lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, according to a lobbying registration filing...

Defense

Czechoslovak Group Hires Mercury Public Affairs for Lobbying

Czechoslovak Group has registered as a new lobbying client with Mercury Public Affairs LLC, marking the organization's entry into direct federal advocacy...

Defense

Skyborne Technologies Hires Zirkelbach for Defense Lobbying

Defense contractor Skyborne Technologies USA LLC has registered its first lobbying disclosure, bringing on Zirkelbach Strategies to represent its interests...

Defense

Senate Blocks War Powers Resolution on Iran

S.J.Res. 172 Iran would have directed the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have...

Government Operations

F-35 Readiness Collapses as Pentagon Spends $1.6 Trillion

The F-35 is the Department of Defense's most costly weapon system, and it is failing to deliver on its promises. [1,2] The F-35 Mission Capable Rate...

Government Operations

Air Force Crisis: Refueling Fleet Failed Standards for Seven Years

The Air Force's aerial refueling tanker fleet, essential for military operations worldwide, has failed to meet basic availability and capability standards...

Defense

Quantum Corridor Hires Greenberg Traurig for Defense Lobbying

Quantum Corridor Inc. has retained Greenberg Traurig LLP to lobby on defense issues, according to a new lobbying registration filed June 10, 2026. It marks...

Defense

German Firearms Manufacturer Enters Defense Lobbying

German firearms manufacturer Heckler and Koch GmbH has filed a new lobbying registration disclosure in Washington, bringing on powerhouse firm Greenberg...

Commerce

China Dominates Rare Earth Elements Supply Chain

The United States is structurally exposed on one of the most consequential material dependencies in modern defense and technology: the rare earth elements...

Government Operations

Congressional Watchdog Blocked in Special Operations Oversight

A civilian office created by Congress to watchdog how the U.S. military's elite special operations units spend money on weapons and equipment has been...