Holland & Knight on Wednesday notified Congress it is lobbying for a major government contractor known for its work on defense and homeland security.
According to a lobbying registration filing, Raytheon Co. hired the firm to advocate on air traffic control and airport security issues, including Transportation Security Administration screening, Federal Aviation Administration training and an updated air traffic control system. David Whitestone, a Holland partner, is handling the account.
Whitestone and a Raytheon spokeswoman didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
Raytheon earlier this month merged its civil communications and security solutions businesses, creating a new product line intended to bolster its presence in public safety markets. The company's new security and transportation systems line includes products and services related to air traffic control and airport security.
A Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control training program and its "standard terminal automation replacement system," which updates air traffic control technology, are among the lobbying issues listed in the registration filing.
Raytheon offers training for the FAA's training program that is intended to familiarize air traffic controllers with new technology and improve air traffic operations.
The government contractor spent $3.2 million on federal lobbying during the first half of 2011, according to congressional records. During that period, the company deployed its own staffers to lobby as well as lobbyists from several firms, including DLA Piper; King & Spalding; Baker Botts and Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz.
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