SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY FOUNDRY

Lobbying for SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY FOUNDRY · Semiconductor manufacturing

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 20, 2026

Expenses

$250,000.00

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

Minnesota

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

BRIAN LENIHAN New on this filing

Previously held: Chief of Staff, NIST; Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of Commerce; Executive Director, International Trade Administration; Senior Advisor, US Department of Commerce.

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 9

Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Natl Security Council (NSC)
Navy, Dept of
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
SENATE

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

Lobbying activity 3

Manufacturing

CHIPS Act related programs and requirements for investments in facilities and advanced manufacturing equipment under Public Law No: 117-167.

Budget/Appropriations

Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Appropriations. Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 2027, provisions related to microelectronics design and fabrication.

Defense

Micro Electronic (ME) Commons program contained within Public Law No: 117-167; CHIPS related programs and requirements for investments in facilities and advanced manufacturing equipment under Public Law No: 117-167. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) modifications for policies pertaining to procurement preference programs.

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