The Politics of Contracting - University of California
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The University of California manages three national research laboratories (Los Alamos National Lab, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Lawrence Livermore National Lab), along with its universities, and is contracted by the Department of Energy (DoE) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to examine genomics, life science, computer science, engineering, energy efficiency, and environmental remediation.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu
| Money Spent by University of California to Influence Decisions and Secure Future Federal Contracts 1997 through 2004 |
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|
YEAR |
TOTAL Campaign Contributions |
INDIVIDUAL Contributions |
PAC Contributions |
SOFT MONEY** Contributions |
LOBBYING Expenditures |
CONTRACT AWARDS
(from U.S. Gov't) |
| 2004 |
$209,009
|
$209,009
|
$0
|
$0
|
NCA
|
NCA
|
| 2003* |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$1,240,000
|
NCA
|
|
2002 |
$330,004
|
$327,994
|
$0
|
$2,010
|
$245,000
|
$4,131,147,000
|
| 2001* |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$105,000
|
$3,948,900,000
|
| 2000 |
$699,522
|
$673,522
|
$0
|
$26,000
|
$388,599
|
$3,426,182,000
|
| 1999* |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$380,000
|
$3,210,904,000
|
| 1998 |
$213,588
|
$213,588
|
$0
|
$0
|
$300,000
|
$3,002,253,000
|
| 1997* |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$200,000
|
$2,691,575,000
|
| TOTALS |
$1,452,123
|
$1,424,113
|
$0
|
$28,010
|
$2,858,599
|
$20,410,961,000
|
*Campaign contributions are reported in two-year cycles.
** In 2002, McCain-Feingold (the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act) banned soft money contributions. The United States Supreme Court upheld the soft money ban in 2003.
NCA means Not Currently Available.
|
Senior Government Officials
Turned Current & Former Company Executives for University of California 1997 through 2004 |
| Michael L. Telson, Former Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Energy |
|
Senior Government Officials
Turned Current & Former Board of Trustees for University of California 1997 through 2004 |
| Barbara Bodine, Former Ambassador to Yemen |
| Velma Montoya, Former Commissioner of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission |
| Gerald L. Parsky, Former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department |
| Tom Sayles, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney |
|
Senior Government Officials
Turned Current & Former Registered Contractor Lobbyists for University of California 1997 through 2004 |
| Former Rep. Anthony Beryl (D-AR) (Winston & Strawn) |
|
Firms Registered to Lobby for University of California
1997 through 2004 |
| Health Policy Group MARC Associates O'Neill Athy & Casey Washington Alliance Group Winston & Strawn |
POGO's list of the top 20 government contractors for FY 2002 was compiled by Government Executive magazine (Vol. 35, No. 12, August 2003, p. 24). The dollars for total, individual, political action committee, and soft money contributions, as of December 1, 2003, were provided by the Center for Responsive Politics. Lobbying expenditures were compiled by POGO from information obtained from Political Money Line and the Center for Responsive Politics. Contract award dollars from FY 1997 through FY 2002 were compiled by Government Executive magazine. In February 2004, DOD listed its top 100 contractors in FY 2003 and we provided those DOD contract award figures for completeness.
For more information about the revolving door between the government and federal contractors and about campaign contributions and lobbying expenditures, please see POGO's report "The Politics of Contracting." For more detailed information regarding misconduct by the government's top contractors, see POGO's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database and POGO's report Federal Contractor Misconduct: Failures of the Suspension and Debarment System.
