 Phil Murphy |
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has dropped the $200K military lobbying outlay from his proposed budget.
His predecessor Chris Christie earmarked that funding for the state’s Dept. of Military and Veterans’ Affairs for lobbying DC on defense issues, especially to protect Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst against military base closures.
The Christie administration hired Cassidy & Assocs. in 2015 to serve as its Washington representative.
The Pentagon closed Fort Monmouth in the 2005 round of base shutdowns.
It also consolidated Fort Dix, McGuire Air Force Base and Naval Air Station Lakehurst into the country’s only tri-service facility.
The joint base contributes $7B to the Jersey’s economy. It employs more than 40K people.
Jersey’s Legislature may restore the military lobbying funds under a revised budget. The budget must be approved by July 1.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
