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Office of the Secretary of Defense

167 lobbying filings named this agency, 2025 to 2026. Those filers reported $34,574,471.00 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 Office of the Secretary of Defense, 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 156 filings that named this body and this issue
  2. Government Issues 58 filings that named this body and this issue
  3. Intelligence 52 filings that named this body and this issue
  4. Budget/Appropriations 36 filings that named this body and this issue
  5. Aerospace 30 filings that named this body and this issue
  6. Homeland Security 24 filings that named this body and this issue
  7. Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 17 filings that named this body and this issue
  8. Transportation 16 filings that named this body and this issue
  9. Veterans 13 filings that named this body and this issue
  10. Trade (domestic/foreign) 13 filings that named this body and this issue
  11. Aviation/Airlines/Airports 12 filings that named this body and this issue
  12. Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 8 filings that named this body and this issue
  13. Foreign Relations 8 filings that named this body and this issue
  14. Education 7 filings that named this body and this issue
  15. Immigration 7 filings that named this body and this issue
 Filings by year
  • 2025 101 $22,078,445.00
  • 2026 66 $12,496,026.00

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. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP $20,254,357.00 6 filings
  2. AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC $3,830,000.00 6 filings
  3. MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $3,560,114.00 6 filings
  4. VANTOR PARENT INC $1,170,000.00 6 filings
  5. ROBOTIC RESEARCH OPCO, LLC (DBA FORTERRA) $640,000.00 4 filings
  6. GOOGLE PUBLIC SECTOR (FKA GOOGLE CLOUD) $570,000.00 6 filings
  7. THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY $400,000.00 2 filings
  8. SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC. $350,000.00 1 filing
  9. FORT POLK PROGRESS (PREV LOUISIANA ARMED FORCES ALLIANCE) $300,000.00 6 filings
  10. HERMEUS CORP. $240,000.00 2 filings
  11. HONEYWELL $240,000.00 6 filings
  12. SAP AMERICA INC $240,000.00 6 filings
  13. SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. $220,000.00 4 filings
  14. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION $210,000.00 6 filings
  15. INTELLECTUAL KEYSTONE TECHNOLOGY LLC $190,000.00 1 filing
 Firms filing on their behalf
  1. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP $20,254,357.00 6 filings
  2. AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. $3,830,000.00 6 filings
  3. MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $3,560,114.00 6 filings
  4. ETHERTON AND ASSOCIATES, INC. $1,620,000.00 52 filings
  5. VANTOR PARENT INC $1,170,000.00 6 filings
  6. THE ROOSEVELT GROUP $870,000.00 12 filings
  7. ROBOTIC RESEARCH OPCO, LLC (DBA FORTERRA) $640,000.00 4 filings
  8. SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC. $350,000.00 1 filing
  9. THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY $340,000.00 1 filing
  10. HERMEUS CORP. $240,000.00 2 filings
  11. RISING TIDE ASSOCIATES $240,000.00 12 filings
  12. STEPTOE LLP $220,000.00 4 filings
  13. COVINGTON & BURLING LLP $190,000.00 1 filing
  14. C. BAKER CONSULTING, INC. $180,000.00 6 filings
  15. D-WAVE GOVERNMENT INC. $150,000.00 1 filing

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 3838
    16 filings · Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Author…
  • HR 2600
    11 filings · ASCEND Act
  • HR 4016
    11 filings · Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
  • S 428
    11 filings · SAFE Orbit Act
  • HR 1
    10 filings · One Big Beautiful Bill Act
  • S 1437
    10 filings · ASCEND Act
  • HR 4213
    9 filings · Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
  • S 2296
    9 filings · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
  • HCONRES 14
    8 filings · Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 20…
  • HR 1968
    8 filings · Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
  • S 933
    8 filings · NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025
  • HR 2033
    7 filings · Military Spouse Hiring 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 167
Q2 termination
ETHERTON AND ASSOCIATES, INC. for HONEYWELL
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · North Carolina · $50,000.00 income · posted Sep 11, 2026
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MEGAN MCELWAIN for THE CANADIAN CHROME COMPANY
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Ontario · posted Aug 7, 2026
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PUGHE CONSULTING, LLC for NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS, LTD.
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Colorado · $10,000.00 income · posted Jul 24, 2026
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STEPTOE LLP for SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Massachusetts · $60,000.00 income · posted Jul 21, 2026
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JAVELIN ADVISORS LLC for NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS, LTD.
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Colorado · posted Jul 20, 2026
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JAVELIN ADVISORS LLC for I-MEI FOODS CO., LTD.
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · posted Jul 20, 2026
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MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA for MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Virginia · $854,387.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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ETHERTON AND ASSOCIATES, INC. for SAP AMERICA INC
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · $40,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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ETHERTON AND ASSOCIATES, INC. for NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Virginia · $30,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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ETHERTON AND ASSOCIATES, INC. for HONEYWELL
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · North Carolina · $50,000.00 income · Amended later · posted Jul 20, 2026
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D-WAVE GOVERNMENT INC. for D-WAVE GOVERNMENT INC.
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · California · $150,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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RISING TIDE ASSOCIATES for BENCHMADE KNIFE COMPANY
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Oregon · $20,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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RISING TIDE ASSOCIATES for NOBLE BIOMATERIALS
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Pennsylvania · $30,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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THE ROOSEVELT GROUP for GOOGLE PUBLIC SECTOR (FKA GOOGLE CLOUD)
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · District of Columbia · $125,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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THE ROOSEVELT GROUP for FORT POLK PROGRESS (PREV LOUISIANA ARMED FORCES ALLIANCE)
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Louisiana · $50,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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GREENTECH MINERALS HOLDINGS LLC (FKA GREENMET CONSULTING) for GREENTECH MINERALS HOLDINGS LLC (FKA GREENMET CONSULTING)
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · District of Columbia · posted Jul 20, 2026
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ERVIN GRAVES STRATEGY GROUP, LLC for ALTI, LLC
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Illinois · $20,000.00 income · posted Jul 19, 2026
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VANTOR PARENT INC for VANTOR PARENT INC
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Colorado · $160,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 18, 2026
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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP for GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Virginia · $3,420,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 17, 2026
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AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. for AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Virginia · $800,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 17, 2026
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ETHERTON AND ASSOCIATES, INC. for SCIENCE APPLICATION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Virginia · $30,000.00 income · posted Jul 16, 2026
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ETHERTON AND ASSOCIATES, INC. for BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Virginia · $40,000.00 income · posted Jul 16, 2026
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ADAMS AND REESE, LLP for RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Alabama · posted Jul 15, 2026
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ETHERTON AND ASSOCIATES, INC. for RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES (FKARAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION)
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Massachusetts · $20,000.00 income · posted Jul 9, 2026
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ETHERTON AND ASSOCIATES, INC. for MANTECH INTERNATIONAL INC
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Virginia · $20,000.00 income · posted Jul 9, 2026
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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. "Office of the Secretary of Defense" 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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