U.S. Defense Firms Spend More On Lobbying

U.S. Firms Spending More On Lobbying -- Defense News

U.S.-based prime contractors may be looking for ways to cut costs in a difficult defense market, but they’re not skimping on lobbying.

The top five U.S. defense contractors increased spending on lobbying by a combined 11.5 percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same quarter in 2011, a review of lobbying disclosure forms by Defense News found.

The increase, following a down year in 2011, brought lobbying investment for Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman to a combined total of $15.9 million for the quarter ending March 31. The number represented a new combined high in the four years that all five companies have been filing disclosures.

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My Comment: With billions of defense cuts at stake .... I am surprised that defense firms are realizing only now that they better get politicians onto their side of the debate.

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