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SAILDRONE INC.

Lobbying for SAILDRONE INC. · Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) manufacturer and system operator for ocean data collection.

 Filing 3rd Quarter - Report
Reporting period
3rd Quarter 2025
July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Nov 14, 2025
Expenses
$281,710.00
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.
Client based in
California

Official filing document

 Lobbyists on this filing 1
  • THOMAS ALEXANDER
    Previously held: PAD, Office of Management and Budget (Jun 2020 - Jan 2021); PDAS of Defense for Special Ops and Low-Intensity Conflict, OSD-Policy (Nov 2019 - Jun 2020); Acting ASD for Special Ops and Low-Intensity Conflict, OSD-Policy (Nov 2019 - Jun 2020)

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

 Government bodies contacted 7
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Interior, Dept of (DOI)
  • Navy, Dept of
  • SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

 Lobbying activity 5
Homeland Security

Educate Members of Congress on autonomous maritime vehicles and advocate for the use of innovative, advanced technology for ocean data collection, bathymetry and maritime domain awareness in the FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security appropriations' bills.

Defense

Educate Members of Congress on autonomous marine vehicles and advocate for the use of innovative technology for ocean data collection, bathymetry, and maritime domain awareness in the FY 2026 Department of Defense authorization and appropriations bills.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Educate Members of Congress on autonomous marine vehicles and advocate for the use of innovative technology for ocean data collection, bathymetry, and maritime domain awareness in the FY 2026 Department of Interior appropriations bills and the FY 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bills.

Science/Technology

Educate Members of Congress on autonomous maritime vehicles and advocate for the use of innovative, advanced technology for ocean data collection, bathymetry and maritime domain awareness.

Intelligence

Educate Members of Congress on autonomous maritime vehicles and advocate for the use of innovative, advanced technology for ocean data collection, bathymetry and maritime domain awareness.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.

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