Why It Matters
Oshkosh Corp. added a lobbying firm when Covenant Government Affairs LLC signed a New client Registration for it on Nov. 6. The registration lists four issue areas: Manufacturing, Postal, Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles and Trucking/Shipping. It carries a $0 filing amount and names no bills or specific issues.
Covenant is not among the firms on the client's earlier reports, so this registration adds a firm rather than replacing one. Oshkosh is not new to federal lobbying: its earlier reports include one for the first quarter of 2025. Its other firms are:
- Strategic Marketing Innovations Inc. filed a third-quarter report, signed Oct. 18.
- S-3 Group LLC filed a third-quarter report, signed Oct. 16.
- Cornerstone Government Affairs Inc. filed a third-quarter termination, signed Oct. 13, with a termination date of Sept. 1, 2026.
- J.A. Green & Co. filed a second-quarter termination, signed May 12.
The client's organization record lists 12 issue areas for the past five years. Neither apparel/clothing nor trucking/shipping is among them.
By the Numbers
In-house, Oshkosh reported $380,000 in its third-quarter report, signed Oct. 20, and $580,000 in its second-quarter report, signed July 20.
Broader Context
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) reported on Dec. 1, 2025 that its $9.6 billion fleet upgrade was underway, with more than 35,000 new vehicles already on the road. The planned rollout includes 45,000 next-generation delivery vehicles and 21,000 commercial battery-electric vehicles.
Oshkosh Corporation's third-quarter 2026 earnings presentation, dated Oct. 29, reported $2.84 billion in revenue. The presentation cited risks including tariffs and trade wars, federal budget uncertainty and continuing resolutions, Department of Defense contract cost estimates, and possible competition for future military-vehicle contracts.
Between The Lines
On Aug. 26, Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) posted a tweet calling Oshkosh Defense "a world-class American manufacturer" and praising Oshkosh Corporation's workers after touring its facility as part of the Arsenal of Freedom Tour.
Competitive Landscape
Apotex Inc. hired Steptoe LLP on Nov. 4 to lobby on manufacturing, the issue area it shares with the Covenant registration.
The Bottom Line
For Oshkosh, the Covenant registration overlaps with Manufacturing and Postal, which its in-house reports already carry, and extends into apparel and trucking areas its in-house reports do not list. The registration's Nov. 3 date falls in the fourth quarter of 2026, which the filing schedule in the supplied data sets for a report due Jan. 20, 2027.
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