Remember Defending Your Life? For some reason that movie came to mind when I read registered lobbyist Daryl Owen’s piece on President Obama’s lobbyist restrictions and statements. The president’s repeated verbal, and now legal, castigation of the lobbying community suggests that either he does not understand the role played by lobbyists, or he understands but is […]
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GAO Report on Lobbyist Disclosure
GAO released its latest report on lobbyists’ disclosure today, “2008 Lobbying Disclosure, Observations on Lobbyists’ Compliance with Disclosure Requirements.” Among the interesting observations: The report notes that “the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (the Office) plans to put in place a system to better track, analyze, and report on its enforcement activities. […]
Lobbying State of Play
Sunlight Foundation reports that there’s been a “K Street boom” since January, without 1,700 new registrations.