Lobbying

Arete's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $30K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $116.2K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Homeland Security and Defense.

Arete

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$116.3K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Arete lobbying by quarter
Arete lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$50K1
Q1 2023$50K1
Q2 2023$50K1
Q3 2023$50K1
Q4 2023$50K1
Q1 2024$65K2
Q2 2024$50K2
Q3 2024$30K2
Q4 2024$30K2
Q1 2025$46.5K2
Q2 2025$39K2
Q3 2025$30K1
Q4 2025$30K2
Q1 2026$56.3K2
Q2 2026$30K2
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Homeland security$590K · 15 reports
  • Defense$29.1K · 7 reports
  • Small business$21.6K · 4 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$16K · 4 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES22 reports
  • SENATE22 reports
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)2 reports
  • Natl Guard2 reports
  • Navy, Dept of2 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
Diroma Eck$590K15 quarters
Galvanize Partners$66.8K9 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
ANDREW ECKDeputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs (TFI); Senior Policy Advisor, House Financial Services Committee; Legislative Assistant, Senator Pat RobertsQ2 2026
MICHAEL DIROMADeputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs (International); Tax Counsel, Senator Susan M. CollinsQ2 2026

Lobbying reports

Filed by
08/09for Q2Galvanize PartnersUnder $5,000
07/17for Q2Diroma Eck$30K
04/13for Q1Diroma Eck$30K
03/26for Q1Galvanize Partners$26.3K
01/19for Q4 2025Diroma Eck$30K
25/12/28for Q4 2025Galvanize PartnersUnder $5,000
25/10/13for Q3 2025Diroma Eck$30K
25/08/05for Q2 2025Galvanize Partners$9,000
25/07/14for Q2 2025Diroma Eck$30K
25/05/06for Q1 2025Galvanize Partners$16.5K
25/04/19for Q1 2025Diroma Eck$30K
25/02/20for Q4 2024Galvanize PartnersUnder $5,000
25/01/19for Q4 2024Diroma Eck$30K
24/11/08for Q3 2024Galvanize PartnersUnder $5,000
24/10/17for Q3 2024Diroma Eck$30K
24/08/15for Q2 2024Galvanize PartnersUnder $5,000
24/07/19for Q2 2024Diroma Eck$50K
24/04/18for Q1 2024Diroma Eck$50K
24/04/09for Q1 2024Galvanize Partners$15K
24/01/23for Q1 2024Galvanize PartnersUnder $5,000