Commentary China’s DJI is selling drones to U.S. government agencies, including the FBI and DHS, and paying lobbyists in Washington to keep the flow going. The lobbyists are allegedly obstructing bills in Congress that would ban the practice. Instead of supporting American jobs and protecting American privacy, Democrats in the House of Representatives just stripped…
Democrats Should Stop Buying China’s DJI Drones With American Taxpayer Money
Secret Meetings Between Lobbyists and Australian Government Officials Should Be Banned: Anti-Corruption Commission
The New South Wales corruption watchdog has declared secret meetings or exchanges between lobbyists and government officials should be prohibited. The Operation Eclipse report released on June 22 by the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) found that reform of the current Lobbying of Government Officials Act (LOGO Act) or new legislation is needed to…
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