Entity DossierGovernment Body

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.

defense

Tracked direct giving

Tracked donations to candidate

$5,000

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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.

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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	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