From Kate Ackley, Bloomberg Government, February 23, 2024 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced today that he is leading a delegation of Democratic lawmakers to Ukraine for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy about new military aid that’s stalled in Congress. “We are here to show the Ukrainian people that America stands with them and will […]
Read MoreHard-line House Republicans set up fight over military budget, Pentagon ‘wokeism’ 0
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California vowed the Republican-controlled chamber would not write a “blank check” for Ukraine. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, floated the idea of reducing the number of general officers and doing away with “woke” social policies in the military to cut down wasteful spending. Talk of budget cuts has engulfed […]
Read MoreADI’s Michael Herson Listed on The Hill’s 2021 Top Lobbyist List 0
Michael Herson, President of American Defense International, Inc, was again listed as one of the top Hired Guns in Washington, DC. On December 1st, the Hill published their annual list noting that this was one of the busiest years on record in the DC influence world. “The list highlights the broad range of talents needed […]
Read MorePODCAST ALERT – October 8, 2021: Listen to Michael Herson, President of ADI, join the Defense & Aerospace Roundtable 0
On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International, Dr Gordon Adams, the senior White House budget official for national security during the […]
Read MoreSurprise retirement shakes up defense spending in Congress 0
Defense News | By: Joe Gould | 5 November 2019 House Appropriations subcommittee Chairman Rep. Peter Visclosky, D-Ind., and Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn. listen to testimony during a hearing on U.S. Air Force budget request for FY 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) WASHINGTON ― Defense budgeting […]
Read MoreChecks and Balance: The Appetite for Pork May Not Satisfy the Hunger for Change 0
CQ MAGAZINE – Commentary Feb. 5, 2018, By Kate Ackley Lawmakers almost certainly won’t resurrect earmarks before the November elections, but they’ve moved their debate from the secretive confines of something resembling a Dead Earmarks Society meeting to the public view of congressional hearings. And with good reason: Those pots of federal money handed out […]
Read MoreCritics Claimed Saudi 9/11 Bill Would Have Serious Consequences. Were They Right? 0
By Karoun Demirjian Washington Post October 14, 2016 The Obama administration last month warned Congress there could be serious national security consequences for overriding the president’s veto to enact a law giving families of 9/11 victims a chance to sue Saudi Arabia for allegedly supporting the terrorists who carried out the attacks. The law allows […]
Read MoreAmerican Defense International’s Michael Herson on Hill Priorities, Defense Shifts 0
By Joe Gould | Defense News | September 11, 2016 American Defense International, a Washington, D.C., lobbying and consulting firm, counts among its clients General Atomics, SpaceX, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, L-3 Communications and Raytheon. Its president, Michael Herson, who served in White House and Pentagon staff jobs and as national security adviser to several […]
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