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Former government officials
Lobbyists with former government service
Institutions represented
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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, U.S. House of Representatives · 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
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
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
↓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
↓Staff Director, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Strategic Technologies and Advanced Research Subcommittee; Professional Staff Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence · Dates not reported
L3Harris 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
↓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
↓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
↓COS, International Security Affairs, Office of the Sec. of Defense (19-21); COS, U.S. Mission to UN, DOS (18-19); Sr Advisor, U.S. Mission to UN, DOS (17-18); Sr Policy Analyst, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Staff Lead, House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee (June 2017-March 2020) · 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
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 September 23, 2026
What Stands Out
218 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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23 matching published records
Documented career path
BRYAN MAXWELL
Senior Defense Policy Advisor, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen; Military Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen; Military Legislative Assistant, Rep. Dan Maffei; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. John Hall; Staff Assistant, Rep. John Hall · Federal government
3 documented positions · 2 institutions
Documented career path
NICHOLAS VANCE
Professional Staff Member - House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee · Federal government
3 documented positions · 2 institutions
Documented career path
MICHAEL BARBERA
Chief of Staff, Rep. Curt Weldon · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
RODNEY DAVIS
Member, U.S. House of Representatives; Projects Director, Rep. John Shimkus IL · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
JAMES W. DYER
Staff Director, House Appropriations Committee · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
CHARLES TOWNER FRENCH
Staff, House Committee on Rules; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions; Staff, House Committee on Homeland Security; Staff, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart; Staff, Rep. Judy Biggert · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
CHARLES TOWNER FRENCH
Staff, House Committee on Rules; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions; Staff, House Committee on Homeland Security; Staff, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart; Staff, Rep. Judy Biggert · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
GARY HOITSMA
Professional Staff, Senator Jim Inhofe · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
PETE LANDRUM
Senior Defense Policy Advisor Sen. Session · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
BRYCE MATTHEWS
Intern, Congressman Mike Conway; Intern, Senator John Cornyn; Staff Assistant, Congressman August Pfluger; Legislative Correspondent, Congressman August Pfluger; Legislative Aide, Congressman August Pfluger · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
MOSHE M SCHWARTZ
Analyst, Congressional Research Service · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
DAVID J URBAN
Chief of Staff, Senator Arlen Specter · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
DAVID J. URBAN
Chief of Staff, Senator Arlen Specter; Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission; Board of Visitors, USMA · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
DAVID URBAN
COS Sen. Specter; 11th Chair of the Ame. Battle Monuments Comm.; USMA Board of Visitors · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
JONATHAN ETHERTON
Registered lobbyist · Leidos
2 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
ALEXANDER ANGELSON
Registered lobbyist · Lockheed Martin
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
LARRY BARNETT
Registered lobbyist · Lockheed Martin
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
DAVID CARMEN
Registered lobbyist · Lockheed Martin
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
KATHY V HAMOR
Registered lobbyist · Lockheed Martin
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
DALLAM B HARPER III
Registered lobbyist · Lockheed Martin
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
PRESTON HILL
Registered lobbyist · Lockheed Martin
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
BRITTAN SPECHT
Registered lobbyist · Lockheed Martin
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
JASON YAWORSKE
Registered lobbyist · Lockheed Martin
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.
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
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
↓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
↓Staff Director, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Strategic Technologies and Advanced Research Subcommittee; Professional Staff Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence · Dates not reported
L3Harris 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
↓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
↓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
↓COS, International Security Affairs, Office of the Sec. of Defense (19-21); COS, U.S. Mission to UN, DOS (18-19); Sr Advisor, U.S. Mission to UN, DOS (17-18); Sr Policy Analyst, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
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