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Scouting America has signed on Alpine Group for matters related to support of the organization from the Department of Defense and Congress.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended cutting the military’s ties to the organization because it is too "woke," according to a draft memo that was leaked to NPR in November. He wrote that Scouting America “attacks boy-friendly spaces” and is “genderless.”
The DOD allows Scouting America to run programs on its military bases in the US and overseas, and provides support for its annual National Jamboree.
Scouting America has allies on Capitol Hill as evidenced by the 30-member Congressional Scouting Caucus. Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) co-chair the Caucus
Alpine chairman and former Oregon Republican Congressman Greg Walden heads the push for the Scouts.
He’s joined by principal Cornell Teague and senior VP Barry Brown, an executive board member of Scouting America’s National Capitol Area Council.
Public Policy Holding Co. owns Alpine.
The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development enrolls Venable for government relations services.
Coinbase has hired Checkmate Government Relations, which has close ties to the Trump administration, to handle matters related to digital assets as the Senate works on the Clarity Act.
Peter Thiel-backed Palantir Technologies has added Democratic firm Ferox Strategies to its DC lobbying line-up to handle data analytics and technology issues.
Former congressmen Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Jeff Denham (R-CA) have signed on to handle the “new” TikTok on issues related to internet technology and learning-enabled platforms.
Knob Petroleum, which is based in Panama City, has retained Ballard Partners to explore opportunities in Venezuela.
