Defining Lobbying
The Q1 2012 filing deadline passed – it’s time to look at the companies making moves in Washington. Here is quick look at the lobbying efforts of some of the major technology companies. Facebook, Google and Apple all increased their lobbying from the previous quarter while Microsoft, Oracle, and Yahoo! all decreased their lobbying from […]
As part of an overall effort to ramp up its Washington presence, Facebook has hired Greg Maurer, former aide to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), as director of public policy. Maurer, who will join Facebook on April 2, has been a registered lobbyist for UPS since 2008. He previously was director of member services for […]
Facebook is making a lot of friends on Wall Street. But what about D.C.? Along with their own lobbying staff, Facebook paid 3 registered lobbying firms to lobby the federal government on its behalf in 2011. All told, 22 registered lobbyists lobbied on behalf of Facebook in 2011. A look at the work histories of these lobbyists shows they are very […]
