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FTI Government Affairs represents satellite company Hawkeye 360 on defense and budgetary matters in Washington.
Former Democratic Congressman Bud Cramer, whose Alabama district is home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and the Army’s aviation & missile command, leads the FTI team, which includes John Czerwinski, aide to former Virginia Republican Congressman Frank Wolf.
Herndon, VA-based Hawkeye says it’s the first commercial company to use formation flying satellites to create a new class of radio frequency data analytics.
It received a contract form the National Reconnaissance Office last month. The Federal Communications Commission also gave Hawkeye approval to launch and operate 15 satellites for radio-frequency mapping from low-Earth orbit.
Hawkeye, which has raised more than $100M, counts Airbus, Raytheon and Sumitomo Corp. of America among its investors.
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.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
