According to this report, former Raytheon lobbyist William Lynn is set to be confirmed as an Obama administration DoD official. Lynn’s work as a lobbyist for Raytheon — the company attracted more than $18 billion in government business in 2007 — would have excluded him from consideration for the senior post under Obama’s ethics requirements. […]
Month: February 2009
Coalition Names
Thinking of starting a new coalition and searching for that perfect name? Ryan Bakken of The Grand Forks Herald has a new column that might give you a chuckle.
WA: More Lobbyist Disclosure
Increased lobbyist disclosure is on the agenda in Washington, according to this report from The Columbian (serving Clark County, Washington). Under the bill, mandatory electronic reporting would begin in 2012, after the complex software needed to create a searchable database is developed. Lobbyists and clients or employers of lobbyists with reportable compensation of $10,000 or […]