Defense

Clearspeed targets federal agencies with voice analytics lobbying push

Voice analytics lobbying intensifies as Clearspeed Inc. spends $180,000 in Q3 2025 to integrate AI-powered fraud detection across federal agencies and defense.

Commerce

Deel Invests in Washington Push on Worker Classification

Worker classification lobbying takes center stage as Deel Inc. invests $60,000 in Q4 2025 advocacy, totaling $1.2M since 2023 to reshape labor law.

Commerce

DJI Pays CLS Strategies $150K Amid FCC Drone Ban

FCC drone ban forces DJI to spend $150K on lobbying as regulatory pressure mounts. Chinese manufacturer faces existential threat to U.S. market access.

Technology

Vial Health Technology Ramps Up Clinical Trial Lobbying Efforts

Clinical trial lobbying intensifies as Vial Health Technology invests $1.2M to shape congressional reforms and FDA regulations governing drug development.

Commerce

Digital Chamber Spent $192,913 Lobbying on Crypto Regulation

Crypto regulation lobbying by the Digital Chamber reached $192,913 in Q4 2025 as Congress debates comprehensive digital asset frameworks and tax modernization.

Commerce

Application Developers Alliance Hires Majority Group for App Store Fight

App store lobbying heats up as Application Developers Alliance invests $55,000 with Majority Group LLC to push competition reforms against Apple and Google dominance.

Commerce

Connected Commerce Council Lobbies on Digital Commerce

Digital commerce lobbying intensifies as Connected Commerce Council spends $205,000 in Q4 2025 advocating on antitrust, platform liability, and AI adoption policies.

Technology

Quaise Energy Lobbying on Geothermal Policy

Quaise Energy’s geothermal lobbying intensifies with $340,000 federal push. MIT-backed startup targets FY26 appropriations amid bipartisan congressional support.

Commerce

Intellectual Keystone Technology Lobbies on IP Policy

Patent reform lobbying intensifies as Intellectual Keystone Technology spends $120K targeting congressional debates on IP protection and display technology policy.

Immigration

Border Tech Breakthrough: How New Scanning Technologies Could Transform Homeland Security

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Energy

APS Lobbies on Research Funding, Security, Quantum Tech

Science research lobbying by the American Physical Society targeted federal funding, research security, and quantum initiatives with $232,974 in Q4 advocacy.

Commerce

First Global Technology Hires Checkmate on AI Infrastructure

AI infrastructure lobbying heats up as First Global Technology hires Checkmate Government Relations to navigate Congress’s balancing act between innovation and costs.

Commerce

Exact Sciences Pushes Medicare Coverage for Cancer Screening Tests

Medicare cancer screening coverage is Exact Sciences’ top priority as the diagnostics firm spent $420,000 lobbying for federal reimbursement of multi-cancer blood tests in Q4 2025.

Space, Science, Technology, and Communications

Tech Trade Showdown: House Panel Exposes Threats to U.S. Innovation Leadership

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Defense

Senate Intelligence Panel Grills NSA Director Nominee

NSA Director confirmation hearing for Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd addresses Chinese cyber intrusions, AI-enhanced attacks, and FISA surveillance powers.

Defense

Analog Devices Hires Cornerstone to Lobby CHIPS Act

CHIPS Act implementation: Analog Devices hires Cornerstone for $90K to lobby on semiconductor policy amid federal funding competition and political uncertainty.

Education

Arizona University Hires Cornerstone for Defense Appropriations Push

University of Arizona invests $60,000 in defense appropriations lobbying through Cornerstone Government Affairs, targeting federal research funding amid political pressure.