Ensemble Returns to Federal Lobbying on Science

Why It Matters

Ensemble Government Services LLC filed a new lobbying registration with Ervin Graves Strategy Group LLC on Oct. 26, covering the Science/Technology sector and listing a $0 filing amount. The filing comes roughly 16 months after Velocity Government Relations LLC terminated its engagement for Ensemble on June 30, 2025. The two lobbyists on the filing are Maggie Linehan (Associate) and Brandon Kirby, both of Ervin Graves; Kirby previously served in the office of Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA). Neither appeared on Ensemble's earlier filings, which were handled by Erin Neal and Jo-Anne Sears of Velocity Government Relations LLC. ​

By the Numbers

Velocity reported quarterly spending for Ensemble of $7,000 in the first quarter of 2024, $10,500 in the second quarter of 2024, $19,500 in the third quarter of 2024, $19,500 in the fourth quarter of 2024, $19,500 in the first quarter of 2025, and $19,500 on the second-quarter 2025 termination.

Broader Context

According to Ensemble's own website and a NASA news release, Ensemble was selected among 25 companies for NASA's Open Innovation Services 3 contract, which supports crowdsourcing and open-innovation challenges; NASA states the contract carries a $475 million total value over 10 years, with a base period running from June 2025 through May 2027. The Congressional Research Service's June 22 update reports that fiscal year 2026 NASA appropriations were enacted in P.L. 119-74, with $7.25 billion for NASA Science, $935 million for Aeronautics, and $921 million for Space Technology, plus additional advance appropriations from P.L. 119-21. Congress.gov describes H.R. 7273, the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026, as legislation to reauthorize NASA programs through fiscal year 2026, which the Congressional Research Service lists among the House committee's proposed fiscal year 2026 authorization actions.