POLITICO Influence By DAVE LEVINTHAL & ANNA PALMER With Abby Phillip and William Bergstrom 07/17/12 2:31 PM EDT K STREET CORRIDOR: AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL Leadership: Michael Herson, president and CEO Internal muscle: 12 full-time consultants, 12 to 15 part-time consultants and 39 lobbying clients, including Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and General Dynamics. Biggest battle: Defense contractors […]
Read MoreLobbyists Prepare Eleventh-Hour Messaging Before August Recess 0
Kate Ackley, Roll Call July 9, 2012 The four-week stretch before the August recess might sound like a long haul, especially for this Congress. But by lobbyists’ count, they have at most 16 legislative days left before politics completely swamps the Capitol Hill agenda. “You’re squeezed,” GOP lobbyist Kathryn Lehman of Holland & Knight said. […]
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Posted on: 07-9-2012
Posted in: ADI, American Defense International, Inc., Defense, Lobbying, Michael Herson
Posted in: ADI, American Defense International, Inc., Defense, Lobbying, Michael Herson
Congressional Earmark Ban Changes Business on Capitol Hill 0
Kate Brannen Defense News July 2, 2012 While the U.S. congressional earmark ban has not eliminated earmarks, it has changed the way business is done on Capitol Hill, moving it into the shadows and making it difficult for watchdog groups and lobbyists to figure out what’s going on. “I don’t think people realize how much […]
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