• Programs and policies relating to command, control and communications systems for the National Gurad (Army) in the FY 2010 Defense Appropriations bill.

Duration: February 12, 2008 to October 15, 2009

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Science/Technology, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Intelligence and Surveillance, Telecommunications

Spending: about $180,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2008: Senate, House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Natl Guard, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Affiliated organizations: The Farragut Group, LLC