Black Swan Defense

Security & intelligence company w/health-related applications.

Based in MI

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AI Overview

With $57K in lobbying spend across 11 quarterly filings, Black Swan Defense is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 1 issue area. Active from 2020 to 2022.

$57K
Total Spend
3
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
2
Lobbyists Deployed
1
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2020$52K
2021$5K
2022$0

Issues Lobbied

Health Issues

Lobbying Firms

J M Burkman & Associates

Lobbyists

Ralph PalmieriJack Burkman

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that Black Swan Defense disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)Defense, Dept of (DOD)Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSENATE
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What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Health Issues

US Congress/Stimulus, DHS, DOD, CDC

Congress stimulus; DHS, DOD, CDC

US Congress/Stimulus, DHS, DOD, CDC.

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