No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 5 outside firms reported being paid by the company (LD-2, rounded to $10K). 3 reports listed less than $5,000 and count as $0 here. This PAC gives money raised from the company’s employees; the company itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.
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MethodBigbear.ai reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), through 5 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.
Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26
- Defense8/8
- Computer Industry2/8
- Budget/Appropriations1/8
Bills named in the filings 9 bills, this period
- H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Broad bill5 filings
- H.R. 4213 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill4 filings
- H.R. 9495 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 Broad bill4 filings
- S. 2572 / H.R. 4016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill4 filings
- H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Broad bill2 filings
4 more, 1 named in only one filing · Show all 9
- H.R. 9310 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 Broad bill2 filings
- S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Broad bill2 filings
- S. 4784 / H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Broad bill2 filings
- H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill1 filing
From the filings
“Federal procurement of AI in the H.R. 8800 / S. 4784, the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act & H.R. 9495, FY27 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027.”
“General awareness of AI application in naval shipbuilding and modeling for FY2026 and FY2027 NDAA and PresBud”
Contacted as listed on the filings
- U.S. House
- U.S. Senate
- DOD
- Navy
- Other
- DHS
- DOC
- ODNI
- GSA
- DOS
The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.
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Free account See ProSource: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Bigbear.ai, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.
From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count
Gave directly to 3 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.
See every candidate and member Bigbear.ai gave to directly, how much, and how its money splits between the parties.
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