Lobbying

Blackve's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $120K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $220K. Its first report covers Q1 2025; the issues it reports most are Defense and Aerospace.

Blackve

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$220K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q1 2025
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Blackve lobbying by quarter
Blackve lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q1 2025$30K1
Q2 2025$50K1
Q3 2025$50K1
Q4 2025$50K1
Q1 2026$50K1
Q2 2026$120K3
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Defense$170K · 7 reports
  • Aerospace$140K · 6 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$40K · 2 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • SENATE8 reports
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES3 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
Dla Piper$280K6 quarters
In-houseBlackve$60K1 quarters
Icebreaker Strategies$10K1 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
BRIAN POTTSStaff Director Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, Prof Staff Member Senate Appropriations Committee, Prof Staff Member House Appropriations CommitteeQ2 2026
MATTHEW BOWERDept. of Homeland Security - Branch Chief; House Appropriations Committee Professional Staff MemberQ2 2026
MIKE CLEMENTIProfessional Staff Member, Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on DefenseQ2 2026
WILL TODDProf Staff Member Senate Appropriations Committee, Legislative Aide, Legislative Asst, Dep Legislative Director Senate Member (Cochran)Q2 2026

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/19for Q2Icebreaker Strategies$10K
07/17for Q2Dla Piper$50K
07/16for Q2In-house$60K
07/16for Q2In-houseUnder $5,000
07/14for Q2Icebreaker StrategiesUnder $5,000
04/16for Q1Dla Piper$50K
01/20for Q4 2025Dla Piper$50K
25/10/17for Q3 2025Dla Piper$50K
25/08/22for Q2 2025Dla Piper$50K
25/08/22for Q1 2025Dla Piper$30K
25/08/21for Q1 2025Dla PiperUnder $5,000