Revolving Door

Overview

Although the influence powerhouses that line Washington's K Street are just a few miles from the U.S. Capitol building, the most direct path between the two doesn't necessarily involve public transportation. Instead, it's through a door—a revolving door that shuffles former federal employees into jobs as lobbyists, consultants and strategists just as the door pulls former hired guns into government careers.

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While officials in the executive branch, Congress and senior congressional staffers spin in and out of the private and public sectors, so too does privilege, power, access and, of course, money.

Use the search options to discover which public relations firms have signed up former White House employees, which lobbyists have brought their interests with them to the powerful appropriations committees, which interests are employing former members of Congress to lobby on their behalf...and much more.

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Lloyd Austin
Secretary of Defense

Lloyd Austin became the first Black secretary of defense after the Senate confirmed him to the post on Jan. 22. Austin served in the U.S. Army from 1975 to 2012.

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Top Industries by Percent of Revolvers

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Latest additions to the Revolving Door database

Name	Employer
Ross, Ryan	N/A
Sibulo, Cody	Google Inc
Siegal, Shira	Luria, Elaine
Hyatt, Delayne	Moran, Nathaniel
Smith, Kana	Ryan, Pat