WASHINGTON (AP) - Military contractor Raytheon Co. spent $1.1 million in the
first quarter to lobby on funding for a range of Defense Department and Homeland
Security programs, among other issues.
According to a disclosure form filed April 21, Raytheon lobbied on funding
for missiles and missile defense programs, radars and sensor systems, munitions
and artillery, as well as maritime, borer and cyber security programs. The
Waltham, Mass.-based company also lobbied on funding for space exploration,
foreign military sales, export control rules and modernization of the air
traffic control system, among other things.
The company focused most of its lobbying during the first three months of
the year on Congress, the Defense Department, the Federal Aviation
Administration and the State Department.
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