The Lacuna Project

lacuna (n.) a gap in a record where something should be

Independent research. Not affiliated with any government, agency, or company.

University

Brown University

Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity

  • DEF-1.3: The Congressional Research Service reported that five companies received 30 percent of Department of Defense contract obligations in fiscal year 2024, out of $445 billion: Lockheed Martin, RTX, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics.
  • DEF-1.10: The original Lobbying Disclosure Act quarterly reports for 2019 to 2025, summed, show Lockheed Martin, RTX, Boeing, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman together reporting $519.7 million in lobbying, between $68.9 million and $81.2 million a year, in company-wide figures for all issues.

Exhibits naming this entity

  • Exhibit 339 13 September 2021. William D. Hartung, Costs of War Project, Watson Institute, Brown University: Profits of War: Corporate Beneficiaries of the Post-9/11 Pentagon Spending Surge