4th Quarter - Report

HILL EAST GROUP, LLC for MERLIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Science/Technology SCI

Federal migration to post-quantum encryption and implementation of post-quantum data inventorying practices (no specific legislation).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRAD GENTILE —
ZACHARY HOWELL —
JOHN MICHAEL KATKO —
ERIN O'CONNOR ELLIOTT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Homeland Security HOM

Federal policies on protection of mobile devices from cyberattack; FY26 funding for cyber programs; issues related to third party software servicing at federal agencies; issues related to federal cyber workforce policy; general federal cybersecurity strategy policy: H.R. 8752 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 5078, The PILLAR Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRAD GENTILE —
ZACHARY HOWELL —
JOHN MICHAEL KATKO —
ERIN O'CONNOR ELLIOTT —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 5078 (119th), H.R. 8752 (119th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.