Former Washington Congressman Norm Dicks has signed up Boeing to represent its F-18 Super Hornet and F-18 Growler fighter programs.
The Navy stopped buying the F-18s two years ago, planning to transition to Lockheed Martin's F35 joint strike fighters.
Production delays and cost overruns have stymied the F-35 program, spurring the Navy to warn of a fighter shortfall.
Congress responded by including an allocation for 15 F-18s in the 2015 budget. Boeing though wants a longer commitment to justify keeping its St. Louis production line open.
Dicks, who represented the Tacoma area, served 18-terms in Congress, stepping down in 2013 as ranking member of the Appropriations committee and its Defense subcommittee.
In Congress, Dicks was a reliable supporter of Boeing, which was headquartered in Seattle.
Carlsbad, a north San Diego County city of 115K people, is looking for a firm to provide government relations and Sacramento lobbying services.
Gordon Sondland, who was US ambassador to the European Union under Donald Trump, has registered as a representative of Ukraine’s cabinet and ministers.
The Daschle Group is representing Santa Monica-based Stand with Hong Kong Action, an advocacy group that fights to end Chinese repression in Hong Kong.
McKinsey & Co. has reached out to Republican shop Harbinger Strategies to educate policymakers about the activities of the embattled management consultancy.
Scotland’s SaxaVord Spaceport, which is the UK’s only facility for vertical rocket launches, has hired Alexandria’s Brian Glackin & Assocs. for Washington representation on aerospace and defense matters.
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