Defense

Issue Code: DEF

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AI Overview

Defense is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $1.6B in total lobbying spend across 65.0K filings, it ranks among the most heavily lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.

$1.6B
Total Lobbying Spend
65.0K
Filings
50
Top Clients

Spending by Year

YearSpendingFilings
2018$124.7M5,784
2019$143.9M6,239
2020$166.0M7,068
2021$173.5M7,253
2022$212.5M8,589
2023$251.2M9,989
2024$241.3M9,077
2025$334.5M11.0K

Biggest Spenders

#ClientSpending
1State of Loc Nation Global Public Benefit Corporation$20.0M
2American Israel Public Affairs Committee$19.2M
3General Dynamics$15.3M
4Lockheed Martin Corporation$12.0M
5Hikvision USA, INC.$11.6M
6The Boeing Company$8.9M
7Oracle Corporation$7.0M
8Spacex$6.1M
9Rafael USA, INC.$5.6M
10Oracle America, INC.$5.0M
11Palantir Technologies INC.$4.9M
12United Launch Alliance$4.8M
13Shipbuilders Council of America$4.3M
14Materion Brush INC.$4.2M
15General Dynamics Corporation$4.2M
16Microsoft Corporation$4.2M
17Northrop Grumman Corporation$4.1M
18Boeing Company$4.0M
19Cubic Corporation$4.0M
20Cruise Lines International Association$3.9M
21Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance$3.8M
22Huntington Ingalls Incorporated$3.8M
23Coalition of Epscor States$3.6M
24Trimble INC$3.5M
25RTX Corporation and Affiliates$3.2M

Top Firms

Cornerstone Government Affairs, INC.$79.3M
Strategic Marketing Innovations$70.4M
Cassidy & Associates, INC.$62.5M
The Roosevelt Group$44.5M
J.a. Green and Company$44.4M
Invariant LLC$38.1M
American Defense International, INC.$37.4M
Innovative Federal Strategies, LLC$33.6M
Holland & Knight LLP$33.3M
Van Scoyoc Associates$31.8M
C2 Strategies$28.9M
Alpine Group Partners, LLC.$23.3M
Loc Community Association$20.0M
American Israel Public Affairs Committee$19.2M
Crossroads Strategies, LLC$17.8M

What They Lobby For

  • Missile Defense
  • Funding opportunities for first responder products
  • Advocacy for research and development of optics-base wideband telecommunication frequency interference cancellation systems.
  • Issues related to healthcare IT
  • Issues related to DOD procurement
  • House and Senate Defense Authorization Bills; House and Senate Defense Appropriations Acts; House and Senate Intelligence Authorization Acts. Specific Issues: Small Satellite Policy and Regulatory
  • Funding opportunities for first responder products.
  • Support for defense funding of mobile satellite communications equipment, aviation training solutions and virtual and immersive training courseware. Advocate for greater regional transportation tech
  • Defense Authorization and Appropriation bills and NASA Authorization and Appropriation bills.
  • Procurement

Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings

Last updated: February 2026

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