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Defense, Dept of (DOD)

9,383 lobbying filings named this agency, 2023 to 2026. Those filers reported $1,319,808,352 of lobbying spend in total, across all the work each filing covers.

An LD-2 reports one money figure for the whole filing, covering every part of government it named. The dollar amounts here are the spend of filings that named Defense, Dept of (DOD), not money spent lobbying it. Money counts the latest version of each filing only; filing counts include ones a later amendment restated.

 Issues raised
  1. Defense 6,420 filings that named this body and this issue
  2. Budget/Appropriations 2,821 filings that named this body and this issue
  3. Energy/Nuclear 1,151 filings that named this body and this issue
  4. Trade (domestic/foreign) 1,004 filings that named this body and this issue
  5. Science/Technology 931 filings that named this body and this issue
  6. Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 895 filings that named this body and this issue
  7. Health Issues 866 filings that named this body and this issue
  8. Manufacturing 744 filings that named this body and this issue
  9. Homeland Security 676 filings that named this body and this issue
  10. Transportation 625 filings that named this body and this issue
  11. Environment/Superfund 589 filings that named this body and this issue
  12. Natural Resources 586 filings that named this body and this issue
  13. Government Issues 550 filings that named this body and this issue
  14. Education 532 filings that named this body and this issue
  15. Aerospace 512 filings that named this body and this issue
 Filings by year
  • 2023 1 $8,854
  • 2025 4,852 $685,286,888
  • 2026 4,530 $634,512,609

Bar length is filings that year against the busiest year. A year is the filing year, not the date lobbying happened.

 Clients lobbying here
  1. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $123,470,000 7 filings
  2. META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $45,240,000 7 filings
  3. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY $38,360,000 13 filings
  4. AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $31,010,000 7 filings
  5. RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES $25,220,000 7 filings
  6. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION $24,680,000 19 filings
  7. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP $23,574,357 7 filings
  8. BOEING COMPANY $19,290,000 8 filings
  9. MICROSOFT CORPORATION $17,160,000 14 filings
  10. ORACLE CORPORATION $16,230,000 7 filings
  11. EXXON MOBIL CORP $15,430,000 7 filings
  12. NEXTERA ENERGY INC $15,101,160 7 filings
  13. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL $14,670,000 7 filings
  14. GENERAL ATOMICS $14,610,000 11 filings
  15. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION $14,380,000 11 filings
 Firms filing on their behalf
  1. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $123,470,000 7 filings
  2. META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $45,240,000 7 filings
  3. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY $38,000,000 7 filings
  4. AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $31,010,000 7 filings
  5. RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES $25,220,000 7 filings
  6. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION $24,050,000 6 filings
  7. STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS $24,035,000 610 filings
  8. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP $23,574,357 7 filings
  9. BOEING COMPANY $19,260,000 7 filings
  10. MICROSOFT CORPORATION $16,880,000 7 filings
  11. ORACLE CORPORATION $16,230,000 7 filings
  12. EXXON MOBIL CORP $15,430,000 7 filings
  13. NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. $15,101,160 7 filings
  14. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL $14,670,000 7 filings
  15. GENERAL ATOMICS $14,490,000 7 filings

Client and firm names are the filers' own text, not deduplicated: one company can appear under several spellings.

 Bills these filings cite most 12
  • H.R. 1
    492 filings · One Big Beautiful Bill Act
  • H.R. 4016
    488 filings · Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
  • H.R. 8800
    427 filings · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  • H.R. 3838
    371 filings · Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Author…
  • S. 2296
    368 filings · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
  • S. 4784
    351 filings · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  • H.R. 9495
    310 filings · Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027
  • S. 2572
    300 filings · Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
  • H.R. 1968
    163 filings · Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
  • H. Con. Res. 14
    140 filings · Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 20…
  • H.R. 4776
    114 filings · SPEED Act
  • H.R. 7148
    111 filings · Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

Bills are parsed from the filings' own activity descriptions, so this is what lobbyists wrote down, not a record of contact with this body about that bill.

 Filings that named it 9,383
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LEGO SYSTEMS, INC. for LEGO SYSTEMS, INC.
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · $100,000 expenses · posted Nov 5, 2026
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WILLIAMS CONSULTING GROUP, LLC for AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATION
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · posted Nov 5, 2026
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SPIE, THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICS AND PHOTONICS for SPIE, THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICS AND PHOTONICS
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Washington · $45,000 expenses · posted Nov 5, 2026
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OGLETHORPE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP, INC. for CSRA ALLIANCE FOR FORT GORDON
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Georgia · posted Nov 5, 2026
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HITHER CREEK STRATEGIES, LLC for HOPFLYT INC
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Maryland · $10,000 income · posted Nov 5, 2026
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HITHER CREEK STRATEGIES, LLC for LEONARDO DRS, INC
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Virginia · $15,000 income · posted Nov 5, 2026
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HITHER CREEK STRATEGIES, LLC for SAVE GREATER DOWSES BEACH
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Massachusetts · posted Nov 5, 2026
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HITHER CREEK STRATEGIES, LLC for TOWN OF NANTUCKET, MA
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Massachusetts · posted Nov 5, 2026
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HITHER CREEK STRATEGIES, LLC for SL STRATEGIES OBO AANA
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · $12,000 income · posted Nov 5, 2026
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HITHER CREEK STRATEGIES, LLC for GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Ohio · $21,000 income · posted Nov 5, 2026
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HITHER CREEK STRATEGIES, LLC for AMERICAN RHEINMETALL VEHICLES, LLC
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Michigan · $20,000 income · posted Nov 5, 2026
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HITHER CREEK STRATEGIES, LLC for EPIRUS INC
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · California · $30,000 income · posted Nov 5, 2026
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CLEARSPEED INC. for CLEARSPEED INC.
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · California · $330,000 expenses · posted Nov 4, 2026
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CARBONLEAF LLC for CHZ TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Ohio · posted Nov 4, 2026
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CARBONLEAF LLC for CARBONLEAF LLC
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Virginia · posted Nov 4, 2026
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MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION, INC. for MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION, INC.
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Illinois · $60,000 expenses · posted Nov 4, 2026
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NATIONAL AIR CARRIER ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL AIR CARRIER ASSOCIATION
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Virginia · posted Nov 4, 2026
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ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL for ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · posted Nov 4, 2026
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HODGKINS CONSULTING, LLC for HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · $20,000 income · posted Nov 4, 2026
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GRVTY, INC for GRVTY, INC
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Virginia · $142,673 expenses · posted Nov 4, 2026
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R-CALF UNITED STOCKGROWERS OF AMERICA for R-CALF UNITED STOCKGROWERS OF AMERICA
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Montana · $50,000 expenses · posted Nov 3, 2026
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EDWARD C. OLIVARES, LLC for CONSTELLIUM U.S. HOLDINGS I
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Maryland · $10,000 income · posted Nov 3, 2026
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EDWARD C. OLIVARES, LLC for CONSTELLIUM MUSCLE SHOALS, LLC
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Alabama · $30,000 income · posted Nov 3, 2026
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BBT STRATEGIES LLC for WATERFRONT GLOBAL
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · California · $5,200 income · posted Nov 3, 2026
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BBT STRATEGIES LLC for BEAVERFIT USA
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Nevada · $7,000 income · posted Nov 3, 2026
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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. "Defense, Dept of (DOD)" is the filers' own entry from the LDA's list of government bodies. Rollups on this page refresh every six hours.

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