President Donald Trump on Aug. 28, 2025, signed a presidential memorandum directing U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi to investigate whether federal grant funds are being used for lobbying and political activities in...more
Several federal contractors have been in the news recently for potentially engaging in prohibited lobbying activity. Both the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense Inspector General have been focusing on this...more
On August 21, 2015, the Justice Department announced that Sandia Corporation—owned by Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor—agreed to pay $4,790,042 to settle allegations that it violated the Byrd Amendment...more