Department of Defense
Tracked receipts exceed tracked giving by
$5,000
Federal department overseeing the US military. Awards hundreds of billions in defense contracts annually. The revolving door between the Pentagon and defense contractors is one of the most documented capture patterns.
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$5,000
Connections
41
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Regulatory Capture Assessment
Regulatory capture occurs when a regulatory agency advances the interests of the industry it is meant to oversee. The indicators below track evidence of capture for this agency. According to the academic literature (Stigler 1971, Carpenter & Moss 2013), captured agencies exhibit declining enforcement, revolving door personnel pipelines, and rule-making that favors incumbents over public interest.
Donations Received
| Donor | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS FOR CHRIS STEWART, INC. | $5,000 | Dec 18, 2024 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| issued_rule | Defense Materiel Disposition | DOD issued rule: Defense Materiel Disposition | Source |
| Contracted by | EMPLOYEES OF PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC PAC | Palantir Technologies received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Google received award from Department of Defense | Source | |
| Contracted by | Johnson & Johnson Employees' Good Government Fund | Johnson & Johnson received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | CHEVRON U.S.A., INC. | Chevron received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Hosted research from | Atlantic Council | Atlantic Council advises on defense and foreign policy | Source |
| Overseen by | Senate Armed Services Committee | Senate Armed Services Committee has jurisdiction over the Department of Defense | Editorial |
| Overseen by | House Armed Services Committee | House Armed Services Committee has jurisdiction over the Department of Defense | Editorial |
| Contracted by | Walt Disney | Walt Disney received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Tesla | Tesla received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Brave Group | Brave received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Deutsche Telekom, Inc. | Deutsche Telekom received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Caspian Group, LLC | Caspian received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Employs | Pete Hegseth | Pete Hegseth serves as Secretary of Defense since January 2025 | Editorial |
| Contracted by | ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ANDURIL PAC) | Anduril Industries received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Boeing Defense, Space & Security | Boeing received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Chevron Corporation PAC (Chevron Employees PAC) | Chevron received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Raytheon Company PAC (RTX) | Raytheon received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES | RTX Corporation received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | General Dynamics | General Dynamics received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Palantir Technologies | Palantir Technologies received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Northrop Grumman | Northrop Grumman received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | L3Harris Technologies received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Bae Systems | BAE Systems received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | LEIDOS INC | Leidos received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Moderna | Moderna received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Microsoft PAC (MSPAC) | Microsoft received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Oracle | Oracle received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | PFIZER PAC | Pfizer received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Johnson & Johnson, Solicitors (through Raffaniello & Associates LLC) | Johnson & Johnson received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | MERCK & CO INC | Merck received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | ExxonMobil | ExxonMobil received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Alphabet/Google | Google received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | IBM | IBM received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Freedom Holding | Freedom Holding received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | PLUS Communications, LLC | PLUS Communications received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | L3Harris Technologies PAC | L3Harris Technologies received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Palantir Technologies received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | PFIZER MISSOURI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL COMMITTEE | Pfizer received award from Department of Defense | Source |
| Contracted by | Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson received award from Department of Defense | Source |