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Former government officials
Lobbyists with former government service
Institutions represented
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A pathway appears only when confirmed or high-confidence structured positions establish the sequence.
Government → Industry
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Government → Lobbying
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Congress → Lobbying
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Industry → Government
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Government → Federal Contractor
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Notable Documented Paths
Prioritized by the depth of meaningful sourced paths, then by the date the relationship was documented.
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Legislative Aide, Representative Phil Roe · Dates not reported
General Atomics
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Rep. Steven Palazzo, Chief of Staff; House VA Committee, Professional Staff; Rep. Jeff Miller, LA · Dates not reported
Jacobs Solutions
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Government To Lobbying
Federal government
↓LD, Office of Dana Rohrabacher · Dates not reported
BWX Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Professional Staff Member, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (2025); Health Legislative Aide, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (2023-2025) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Budget Director, House Armed Services Committee (2009-2019) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Senior Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2017 - 2021); Legislative Assistant/Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2013 - 2017); Legislative Fellow, Rep. Ted Deutch (2012 - 2013) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Chief of Staff, Rep. Robert Latta (2019-2022); Comms Dir, Rep. Robert Latta (2016-2019); Press Sec, Rep. Erik Paulsen (2014-2016); Press Sec, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (2013-2014); Staff Asst, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (2011-2013) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Sr. Professional Staff Member and Subcommittee Staff Lead, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House; Dep. Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, ODNI; Director, Office of Congressional & Public Affairs, NRO; Director, Office of Strat Comm, NCTC · Dates not reported
L3Harris Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓House Armed Services committee: Staff Dir. (2019-2022), Minority Staff Dir. (2011-2019), Staff Dir. (2009-2011), Deputy Staff Dir. (2008-2009), Professional Staff Member (2004-2008); DOD Humanitarian Demining training center: Dir. (2001-2004) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Government To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Acting Team Chief for A&S, OSD/LA, Pentagon (2022); Special Asst., A&S, OSD/LA, Pentagon (2021-2022); Rep Garamendi: Sr. Defense & Foreign Policy Advisor (2019-2021); Military Leg. Asst. (2017-2019); Leg. Correspondent (2015-2017) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Counsel, House Armed Services Committee · Dates not reported
BWX Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Staff Assistant, House Armed Services Committee (2004-2006) · Dates not reported
BWX Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Where Government Experience Goes
Destination sectors among structured government-to-organization paths.
Organizations With Government Connections
People whose structured career paths connect prior government service to each organization.
Leidos
0 executives/directors · 14 lobbyists
14 people
Palantir Technologies
0 executives/directors · 11 lobbyists
11 people
Cardinal Health
0 executives/directors · 9 lobbyists
9 people
Cencora
0 executives/directors · 5 lobbyists
5 people
L3Harris Technologies
0 executives/directors · 4 lobbyists
4 people
McKesson
0 executives/directors · 3 lobbyists
3 people
Northrop Grumman
0 executives/directors · 3 lobbyists
3 people
Lockheed Martin
0 executives/directors · 2 lobbyists
2 people
BWX Technologies
0 executives/directors · 2 lobbyists
2 people
Government Institutions in Documented Paths
Deterministic findings · calculated November 7, 2026
What Stands Out
583 lobbyists in published Paper Trail records have structured former-government positions.
Leidos has 14 documented people with previous government service.
Federal government appears in documented paths for 218 people.
Source: published, confirmed or high-confidence People positions and derived career paths in the Paper Trail database.
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31 matching published records
Documented career path
CHRISTOPHER BRINSON
Deputy Chief LD, COS/General Counsel, Rep. Mike Rogers · Federal government
3 documented positions · 2 institutions
Documented career path
JEFFERY GREEN
Counsel, House Armed Services Committee · Federal government
3 documented positions · 2 institutions
Documented career path
JENNIFER G ELLISON
Staff Assistant, House Armed Services Committee (2004-2006) · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
CHRISTOPHER LEE MINAKOWSKI
LD, Office of Dana Rohrabacher · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
HAMILTON BLOOM
Minority Staff Director/Clerk, Majority Staff Director/Clerk, Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, & Related Agencies; Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Richard Shelby · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
WILL BREWSTER
Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Senator Richard Shelby · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
GEORGE RYAN CALDWELL
Registered lobbyist · SpaceX
2 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
RYAN COLVERT
Senior Defense Policy Advisor to Senator Tim Kaine · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
RASHID HALLAWAY
Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Evan Bayh · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
GEORGETTE MICHEL KERR
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
2 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
DAVID JOSEPH LEITER
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
2 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
JOHN LUCIO
Professional Staff Member, Senate Appropriations Committee · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
DAVID NATONSKI
Chief of Staff: Rep. Greg Murphy, Rep. Denver Riggleman, Rep. Kevin Yoder, Rep. Trey Radel; Deputy Chief of Staff, Communications Director: Rep. Aaron Schock; Press Secretary, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent: Rep. Christopher Shays · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
ABBEY OVERLAND
Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs; Special Assistant, Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
CLAIRE WASHBURN
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
2 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
KATHERINE SCONTRAS ANDERSON
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
MARSHALL COHEN
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
JEAN CORNELL
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
TONY CORWIN
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
JEFFREY CALROW CRATER
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
PAUL EPPLER
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
WADE HOWARD HECK
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
ROBERT ENOCH HOBART iv
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
DYLAN TRAVIS JONES
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
SCOTT ADAM KOPPLE
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
JOSEPH LONG
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
STEPHEN PERANICH
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
LESLIE J SACK
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
BRETT SILCOX
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
SUZANNE STERNER
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
CJ ZANE
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
Recently Documented Career Transitions
Meaningful sourced paths ordered by the most recently updated underlying relationship—not random newly created People rows.
Government To Lobbying
Federal government
↓LD, Office of Dana Rohrabacher · Dates not reported
BWX Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Professional Staff Member, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (2025); Health Legislative Aide, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (2023-2025) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Budget Director, House Armed Services Committee (2009-2019) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Senior Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2017 - 2021); Legislative Assistant/Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2013 - 2017); Legislative Fellow, Rep. Ted Deutch (2012 - 2013) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Chief of Staff, Rep. Robert Latta (2019-2022); Comms Dir, Rep. Robert Latta (2016-2019); Press Sec, Rep. Erik Paulsen (2014-2016); Press Sec, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (2013-2014); Staff Asst, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (2011-2013) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Sr. Professional Staff Member and Subcommittee Staff Lead, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House; Dep. Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, ODNI; Director, Office of Congressional & Public Affairs, NRO; Director, Office of Strat Comm, NCTC · Dates not reported
L3Harris Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓House Armed Services committee: Staff Dir. (2019-2022), Minority Staff Dir. (2011-2019), Staff Dir. (2009-2011), Deputy Staff Dir. (2008-2009), Professional Staff Member (2004-2008); DOD Humanitarian Demining training center: Dir. (2001-2004) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Government To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Acting Team Chief for A&S, OSD/LA, Pentagon (2022); Special Asst., A&S, OSD/LA, Pentagon (2021-2022); Rep Garamendi: Sr. Defense & Foreign Policy Advisor (2019-2021); Military Leg. Asst. (2017-2019); Leg. Correspondent (2015-2017) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
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