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Raytheon, Lockheed, and Boeing all hire ex-Pentagon/Defense officials as well so the official "lobbying #s" are probably low for all of them. ;) I think Palant

Raytheon, Lockheed, and Boeing all hire ex-Pentagon/Defense officials as well so the official "lobbying #s" are probably low for all of them. ;) I think Palantir's goal is to burn as hot as it can for as long as it can, then coast on the residuals of its government contracts. [e.g. Make the kind of "open bid contacts" that require automatically fails anyone not Palantir]

pbreit 12y ago
Plus, it's not that helpful to look at lobbying spend as a percentage of revenue. It takes a certain amount to be in the game. Then you get some decreasing returns.
- opendais 12y ago
  Yep. It is more about who you know and the ability to pay people to talk to "those people" full time.