# The McKeon Group, Inc.

> The McKeon Group is an Alexandria, Virginia consulting and lobbying firm founded in 2015 by former U.S. Representative Howard P. "Buck" McKeon and his son Howard D. McKeon. It helps companies, associations, local governments and foreign interests navigate Congress and federal agencies, with practices in defense, education, international affairs, critical minerals, appropriations, and transportation infrastructure. Its product is not software or a report: it is a coordinated mix of policy strategy, legislative language, funding advocacy, introductions and message discipline.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Alexandria, United States
- **Founders:** Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (Co-founder, Chairman and CEO), Howard D. McKeon (Co-founder and President)
- **Products:** Defense and homeland security advocacy, Education policy and communications, International government affairs, Rare earth and critical-minerals strategy, Federal budget and appropriations
- **Notable:** Built a federal lobbying practice active in public disclosures since 2015., Reported approximately $1.6 million in federal lobbying revenue for 2024 and $2.0 million for 2025 in aggregated disclosure data., Represented 86 clients and reported about $19.9 million in cumulative lobbying income across 2015-2026 according to LegiList's aggregation of LDA filings.

## Products & services

- **Defense and homeland security advocacy** — Policy, authorization, appropriations and acquisition guidance for large and small defense businesses, including aviation, naval, vehicle, protective-equipment and medical-technology programs.
- **Education policy and communications** — Legislative, regulatory, appropriations and communications strategy spanning early learning, K-12, higher education, student lending and workforce issues.
- **International government affairs** — Strategic engagement with Congress, the White House and executive agencies for multinational companies, foreign governments and nongovernmental organizations.
- **Rare earth and critical-minerals strategy** — Federal policy, permitting, financing and supply-chain advocacy across mining, separation, processing, magnets and allied-country sourcing.
- **Federal budget and appropriations** — Funding strategy, legislative tracking and engagement with congressional committees, leadership, staff and executive agencies.
- **Transportation and infrastructure** — Policy and financing strategy for roads, bridges, water, aviation, rail, pipelines and public-private infrastructure projects, including TIFIA credit assistance.

## Achievements

- Built a federal lobbying practice active in public disclosures since 2015.
- Reported approximately $1.6 million in federal lobbying revenue for 2024 and $2.0 million for 2025 in aggregated disclosure data.
- Represented 86 clients and reported about $19.9 million in cumulative lobbying income across 2015-2026 according to LegiList's aggregation of LDA filings.
- Developed six named practices spanning defense, education, international affairs, critical minerals, appropriations, and transportation infrastructure.
- Bloomberg Government's 2024 revenue table listed McKeon Group among high-revenue lobbying firms at $1.6 million.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Second-quarter federal filings showed active work for clients including BAE, Kim & Lee, MBK Partners, Singularity Defense Corporation, Jariet Technologies, the City of Lancaster and the National Association of Ukrainian Defense Industries, among others.
- **2025-10** — A third-quarter LDA filing for Singularity Defense Corporation covered defense and budget issues and named Howard McKeon, David Keysor and Adam Raezler as lobbyists.
- **2025-08** — Foreign-agent reporting and press coverage described a six-month engagement connected to Myanmar's embassy at $60,000 per month to develop U.S. government relationships.
- **2025-04** — Bloomberg Government's annual report listed the firm with $1.6 million in 2024 lobbying revenue.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mckeongrp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mckeon-group-llc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/McKeonGrp/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/McKeonGrp/

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Last updated: 2026-09-20