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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
c9b50f97-823d-43c4-9d52-816edba6e92b
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-14 11:01:53
Income (reported)
$30,000
Expenses (reported)
—
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

ARK STRATEGY

Contact
MICHAEL A. CLAUSER
Phone
+1 941-730-2476
Address
zip:20785, city:Cheverly, state:MD, street:5619 Greenleaf Road

Client

OVERWATCH IMAGING, INC.

Overwatch Imaging develops automated multi-spectral imaging systems and AI-powered softwar

State
OR
Country
US
Effective date
2025-06-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

HOM — Homeland Security

Additional FY27 appropriations for USCG maritime domain awareness.

Lobbyists: MICHAEL CLAUSER (covered position: - Nat'l Security Leg. Assistant, US House of Representatives (Mar 09-Dec 10); -Special Assistant, Office of the Under Secretary of the Navy, (Aug 08-Mar 09); -Special Assistant, Office of the Asst Sec of Def for Leg. Affairs, (Sept 07-Aug 08))

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

NAT — Natural Resources

FY27 programmatic increase related to leveraging AI to detect, prevent, and mitigate wildfires.

Lobbyists: MICHAEL CLAUSER (covered position: - Nat'l Security Leg. Assistant, US House of Representatives (Mar 09-Dec 10); -Special Assistant, Office of the Under Secretary of the Navy, (Aug 08-Mar 09); -Special Assistant, Office of the Asst Sec of Def for Leg. Affairs, (Sept 07-Aug 08))

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

DEF — Defense

FY27 appropriations programmatic increase related to the use of AI on airborne sensors to real-time digital mapping and data processing.

Lobbyists: MICHAEL CLAUSER (covered position: - Nat'l Security Leg. Assistant, US House of Representatives (Mar 09-Dec 10); -Special Assistant, Office of the Under Secretary of the Navy, (Aug 08-Mar 09); -Special Assistant, Office of the Asst Sec of Def for Leg. Affairs, (Sept 07-Aug 08))

Government entities lobbied: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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