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Defense, Dept of (DOD)

7,777 lobbying filings named this agency, 2025 to 2026. Those filers reported $1,102,445,831.77 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 5,348 filings that named this body and this issue
  2. Budget/Appropriations 2,370 filings that named this body and this issue
  3. Energy/Nuclear 945 filings that named this body and this issue
  4. Trade (domestic/foreign) 820 filings that named this body and this issue
  5. Science/Technology 760 filings that named this body and this issue
  6. Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 751 filings that named this body and this issue
  7. Health Issues 734 filings that named this body and this issue
  8. Manufacturing 600 filings that named this body and this issue
  9. Homeland Security 568 filings that named this body and this issue
  10. Transportation 528 filings that named this body and this issue
  11. Environment/Superfund 494 filings that named this body and this issue
  12. Natural Resources 478 filings that named this body and this issue
  13. Education 445 filings that named this body and this issue
  14. Aerospace 440 filings that named this body and this issue
  15. Government Issues 438 filings that named this body and this issue
 Filings by year
  • 2025 4,846 $685,286,888.24
  • 2026 2,931 $417,158,943.53

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. $106,990,000.00 6 filings
  2. META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $39,360,000.00 6 filings
  3. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY $34,740,000.00 11 filings
  4. AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $26,520,000.00 6 filings
  5. RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES $22,240,000.00 6 filings
  6. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION $20,540,000.00 17 filings
  7. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP $20,254,357.00 6 filings
  8. BOEING COMPANY $16,590,000.00 7 filings
  9. MICROSOFT CORPORATION $14,680,000.00 12 filings
  10. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL $13,850,000.00 6 filings
  11. EXXON MOBIL CORP $13,750,000.00 6 filings
  12. ORACLE CORPORATION $13,340,000.00 6 filings
  13. NEXTERA ENERGY INC $12,881,160.00 6 filings
  14. GENERAL ATOMICS $12,450,000.00 10 filings
  15. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION $12,120,000.00 8 filings
 Firms filing on their behalf
  1. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $106,990,000.00 6 filings
  2. META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $39,360,000.00 6 filings
  3. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY $34,440,000.00 6 filings
  4. AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $26,520,000.00 6 filings
  5. RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES $22,240,000.00 6 filings
  6. STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS $20,375,000.00 525 filings
  7. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP $20,254,357.00 6 filings
  8. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION $19,960,000.00 5 filings
  9. BOEING COMPANY $16,560,000.00 6 filings
  10. MICROSOFT CORPORATION $14,440,000.00 6 filings
  11. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL $13,850,000.00 6 filings
  12. EXXON MOBIL CORP $13,750,000.00 6 filings
  13. ORACLE CORPORATION $13,340,000.00 6 filings
  14. NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. $12,881,160.00 6 filings
  15. GENERAL ATOMICS $12,330,000.00 6 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
  • HR 4016
    476 filings · Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
  • HR 1
    436 filings · An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
  • HR 3838
    359 filings · Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Author…
  • S 2296
    348 filings · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
  • S 2572
    292 filings · Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
  • HR 8800
    200 filings · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  • S 4784
    163 filings · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  • HR 1968
    154 filings · Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
  • HR 9495
    137 filings · Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027
  • HCONRES 14
    130 filings · Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 20…
  • HR 4213
    101 filings · Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
  • HR 4776
    92 filings · SPEED Act

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 7,777
Q2
VIKING NAVIGATION LLC for KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Kansas · $10,000.00 income · posted Sep 19, 2026
View → Q2
GENESIS GROUP LLC for TIMKEN COMPANY
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Ohio · $60,000.00 income · posted Sep 16, 2026
View → Q1
JERE GLOVER for NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · District of Columbia · $6,000.00 income · posted Sep 15, 2026
View → 4A
BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY for BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025 · District of Columbia · $34,808.22 expenses · posted Sep 8, 2026
View → Q2
EDNEXUS ADVISORS, LLC for GREEN OCEANS
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Rhode Island · $22,500.00 income · posted Sep 3, 2026
View → 1A
BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT) for BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT)
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · District of Columbia · $2,040,000.00 expenses · posted Aug 31, 2026
View → 4A
BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT) for BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT)
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025 · District of Columbia · $1,760,000.00 expenses · posted Aug 31, 2026
View → 1A
J.A. GREEN AND COMPANY (FORMERLY LLC) for UMICORE OPTICAL MATERIALS USA, INC.
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · Oklahoma · $20,000.00 income · posted Aug 31, 2026
View → 3T
SHW PARTNERS LLC for DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · California · $16,666.00 income · posted Aug 28, 2026
View → 3T
RAW STRATEGIES, LLC for VARSITY TUTORS
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · Missouri · $30,000.00 income · posted Aug 28, 2026
View → Q4
K&L GATES, LLP for PYROTECNICO FIREWORKS, INC.
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025 · Pennsylvania · $60,000.00 income · posted Aug 21, 2026
View → 2T
CHAOS INDUSTRIES INC for CHAOS INDUSTRIES INC
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · $220,000.00 expenses · posted Aug 21, 2026
View → Q2
LYCOS MAGNUS (FKA) SAUNDERS GLOBAL DIPLOMACY for POWERUS
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Florida · $22,500.00 income · posted Aug 20, 2026
View → 3T
HIDDEN LEVEL, INC. for HIDDEN LEVEL, INC.
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · New York · $73,000.00 expenses · posted Aug 20, 2026
View → 2A
MR. MICHAEL COOPER for CITY OF ENID
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Oklahoma · $30,000.00 income · posted Aug 19, 2026
View → Q2
DLA PIPER LLP (US) for PATH ROBOTICS
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Ohio · $30,000.00 income · posted Aug 19, 2026
View → Q2
EDGEPOINT, LLC for GENEVA COLLEGE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Pennsylvania · $30,000.00 income · posted Aug 19, 2026
View → Q2
EDGEPOINT, LLC for BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Texas · $30,000.00 income · posted Aug 19, 2026
View → Q2
EDGEPOINT, LLC for MONTREAT COLLEGE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · North Carolina · $20,000.00 income · posted Aug 19, 2026
View → Q2
MZ ADVISING, LLC for RESOLUTE GRID, INC.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Texas · $60,000.00 income · posted Aug 18, 2026
View → Q2
MZ ADVISING, LLC for PRIVATE TECH INC.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Virginia · $80,000.00 income · posted Aug 18, 2026
View → 2A
MZ ADVISING, LLC for METHOD SECURITY, INC.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · New York · $50,000.00 income · posted Aug 18, 2026
View → Q2
MZ ADVISING, LLC for METHOD SECURITY, INC.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · New York · $50,000.00 income · Amended later · posted Aug 17, 2026
View → Q2
MR. PHILIP MAGGI for BIOFIRE DEFENSE LLC
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Utah · $30,000.00 income · posted Aug 17, 2026
View → Q2
SL STRATEGIES, LLC for ARGENTUM MEDICAL DBA BRAVIDA MEDICAL
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Illinois · $40,000.00 income · posted Aug 17, 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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