Disclosure rules on stimulus lobbying produce few actual disclosures - ProPublica

The Associated Press has today’s must-read stimulus story, which reports that federal agencies have reported surprisingly few contacts with stimulus lobbyists [1]. According to the AP, “the entire government reported only eight such lobbying contacts” in August.

Since February, 197 contacts have been reported. But the Department of Defense reported just one of those, while the Department of Homeland Security reported none. The two agencies are disbursing $7.4 billion and $3 billion, respectively, in stimulus money. A spokesman for the Office of Management and Budget said the disclosure procedures are “an ongoing process...”