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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
79921ee0-3e91-45cb-a32b-00ee312ac244
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-20 22:53:51
Income (reported)
$70,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov
Registrant (lobbying firm)

ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.

Public relations consulting firm

Contact
ALISA JANE HESS
Phone
+1 434-933-2535
Address
zip:20001, city:Washington, state:DC, street:500 North Capitol Street, NW Suite 210
Client

LEIDOS

American defense, aviation, information technology, and biomedical research company

State
VA
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2019-12-01
Issues lobbied + lobbyists (6)

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to the federal budget and congressional appropriations, including DOD, DHS, DOE, FAA, IRS, and science/technology initiatives Terminal Flight Data Manager

Lobbyists:
  • CORNELL TEAGUE — covered position: Professional Staff, House Appropriations Cmte - Defense; Professional Staff, House Appropriations Cmte - Homeland
  • mr LAWRENCE SPIVEY — covered position: Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee
  • ALISON GRAAB — covered position: Attorney, Surface Transportation Board; Counsel, Senate Commerce Cmte; Policy Director, Senate Commerce Cmte.; Clerk, Senate Appropriations Cmte THUD
  • ABBEY OVERLAND — covered position: Special Asst. Office of the Sec Def, Special Asst. Office of the Asst. Sec Def for Leg Affairs, Legislative Asst., Sen. Joni Ernst
  • DANIEL MENCHER — covered position: Clerk, Senate Approps Cmte; Deputy Budget Director, US ICE; Deputy Budget Director, Agricultural Research Service; Staff Chief, USDA; Division Chief, US DoS [new]

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

DEF — Defense

Issues related to the federal budget and congressional appropriations, including DOD, DHS and science/technology initiatives

Lobbyists:
  • mr LAWRENCE SPIVEY — covered position: Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee
  • CORNELL TEAGUE — covered position: Professional Staff, House Appropriations Cmte - Defense; Professional Staff, House Appropriations Cmte - Homeland
  • ALISON GRAAB — covered position: Attorney, Surface Transportation Board; Counsel, Senate Commerce Cmte; Policy Director, Senate Commerce Cmte.; Clerk, Senate Appropriations Cmte THUD
  • ABBEY OVERLAND — covered position: Special Asst. Office of the Sec Def, Special Asst. Office of the Asst. Sec Def for Leg Affairs, Legislative Asst., Sen. Joni Ernst

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

HOM — Homeland Security

Issues related to the federal budget and congressional appropriations

Lobbyists:
  • CORNELL TEAGUE — covered position: Professional Staff, House Appropriations Cmte - Defense; Professional Staff, House Appropriations Cmte - Homeland
  • mr LAWRENCE SPIVEY — covered position: Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee
  • ALISON GRAAB — covered position: Attorney, Surface Transportation Board; Counsel, Senate Commerce Cmte; Policy Director, Senate Commerce Cmte.; Clerk, Senate Appropriations Cmte THUD
  • ABBEY OVERLAND — covered position: Special Asst. Office of the Sec Def, Special Asst. Office of the Asst. Sec Def for Leg Affairs, Legislative Asst., Sen. Joni Ernst
  • DANIEL MENCHER — covered position: Clerk, Senate Approps Cmte; Deputy Budget Director, US ICE; Deputy Budget Director, Agricultural Research Service; Staff Chief, USDA; Division Chief, US DoS [new]

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

SCI — Science/Technology

Issues related to the federal budget and congressional appropriations, including DOD, DHS and science/technology initiatives

Lobbyists:
  • mr LAWRENCE SPIVEY — covered position: Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee
  • CORNELL TEAGUE — covered position: Professional Staff, House Appropriations Cmte - Defense; Professional Staff, House Appropriations Cmte - Homeland
  • ALISON GRAAB — covered position: Attorney, Surface Transportation Board; Counsel, Senate Commerce Cmte; Policy Director, Senate Commerce Cmte.; Clerk, Senate Appropriations Cmte THUD
  • ABBEY OVERLAND — covered position: Special Asst. Office of the Sec Def, Special Asst. Office of the Asst. Sec Def for Leg Affairs, Legislative Asst., Sen. Joni Ernst

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to tax treatment of research expenses H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Lobbyists:
  • COLIN BRAINARD — covered position: Chief of Staff, Rep. Steve Watkins; Executive Director, Joint Economic Cmte.; Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Erik Paulsen; Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Lynn Jenkins; LC, Sen. Richard Burr

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

AVI — Aviation/Airlines/Airports

FAA reauthorization Terminal Flight Data Manager Aviation security

Lobbyists:
  • CORNELL TEAGUE
  • mr LAWRENCE SPIVEY
  • ALISON GRAAB — covered position: Attorney, Surface Transportation Board; Counsel, Senate Commerce Cmte; Policy Director, Senate Commerce Cmte.; Clerk, Senate Appropriations Cmte THUD
  • ABBEY OVERLAND — covered position: Special Asst. Office of the Sec Def, Special Asst. Office of the Asst. Sec Def for Leg Affairs, Legislative Asst., Sen. Joni Ernst

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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