National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Government Body

Federal agency. Data from USASpending.gov.

Given

$60,840,921,515

Received

Connections

Votes

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.

Industry connections

Enforcement actions

Revolving door

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Donations Given

Recipient	Amount	Date
BOEING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE MISSOURI PAC	$22,408,572,987	Nov 15, 1993
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	$15,507,785,581	Sep 6, 2006
BOEING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE MISSOURI PAC	$10,462,406,426	Sep 1, 2007
Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC (ENGPAC)	$4,420,784,857	Apr 17, 2006
Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC (ENGPAC)	$4,345,585,999	Oct 1, 2003
Leidos PAC	$1,306,805,321	Nov 7, 2008
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$1,035,791,035	Sep 15, 2004
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$814,435,946	Sep 20, 2010
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$372,589,497	Nov 30, 2018
BOEING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE MISSOURI PAC	$45,913,785	Jun 1, 2022
BOEING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE MISSOURI PAC	$12,003,990	Sep 14, 2010
BOEING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE MISSOURI PAC	$10,007,561	Sep 7, 2023
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$9,572,000	Dec 22, 2008
Raytheon Company PAC (RTX)	$7,109,600	Oct 1, 2020
Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC (ENGPAC)	$6,846,057	Oct 18, 2017
BEA SYSTEMS INC, PAC (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)	$5,937,182	Feb 17, 2015
BEA SYSTEMS INC, PAC (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)	$5,885,164	Jan 1, 2020
BEA SYSTEMS INC, PAC (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)	$4,998,880	Jan 1, 2025
BEA SYSTEMS INC, PAC (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)	$4,544,927	May 1, 2011
BEA SYSTEMS INC, PAC (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)	$4,500,000	Nov 7, 2024
RTX Corporation (Raytheon)	$4,481,454	Aug 1, 2016
Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC (ENGPAC)	$4,382,512	Jan 15, 2020
BEA SYSTEMS INC, PAC (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)	$4,373,627	Apr 4, 2014
Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC (ENGPAC)	$4,349,052	Jun 13, 2022
BEA SYSTEMS INC, PAC (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)	$4,256,120	May 1, 2011
General Dynamics Corporation PAC	$4,197,356	May 12, 2008
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$3,923,997	Feb 15, 2011
BEA SYSTEMS INC, PAC (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)	$3,791,652	Oct 17, 2017
BEA SYSTEMS INC, PAC (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)	$3,547,186	Jan 1, 2021
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$3,531,037	Jun 1, 2014
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$1,819,952	Sep 28, 2006
Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC (ENGPAC)	$1,310,899	Feb 1, 2018
Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC (ENGPAC)	$1,038,061	Mar 15, 2021
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$794,683	Feb 2, 2012
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$719,692	Feb 15, 2009
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$715,000	Nov 6, 2014
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$428,967	Jan 1, 2009
General Dynamics Corporation PAC	$285,000	Oct 29, 2013
General Dynamics Corporation PAC	$252,000	Apr 18, 2019
General Dynamics Corporation PAC	$249,964	Feb 15, 2007
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$151,327	May 1, 2021
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$145,343	Aug 28, 2015
L3Harris Technologies PAC	$99,838	Sep 10, 2012