Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an American aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company was the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world as of 2010, and the largest builder of naval vessels. Northrop Grumman employs over 122,000 people worldwide. Its 2007 annual revenue is reported at US$32 billion. Northrop Grumman ranks #61 on the 2010 Fortune 500 list of U.S. industrial companies. It is headquartered in the Century City area of Los Angeles, California.
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Campaign Finance
$17,468,956 GivenFigures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
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Lobbying
$191,226,413 SpentFigures are based on lobbying activity reported to the Senate Office of Public Records. Reported dollar amounts are required to be accurate only to the nearest $20,000. For organizations whose primary business is lobbying, we display total income and top clients. For organizations that are not primarily lobbying firms, we display total amount spent on lobbying and top lobbying firms hired.
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Lobbying on Behalf of Northrop Grumman
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Firm Hired Amount Northrop Grumman $185,218,093 Newport News Shipbuilding $2,640,000 Litton Industries $457,160 Comptek Research $0 -
Most Frequently Disclosed Lobbying Issues
- Defense,
- Fed Budget & Appropriations,
- Aerospace,
- Homeland Security,
- Taxes,
- Transportation,
- Government Issues,
- Energy & Nuclear Power,
- Trade,
- Foreign Relations
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Most Frequently Disclosed Bills
Bill No. Title H.R.2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R.1540 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 S.1253 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R.5856 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R.4310 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 S.3800 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R.5326 Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R.3082 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010, Part II H.R.2647 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 H.R.5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
Regulations
Mentioned in 619 dockets; Submitted to 39 docketsAll data is based on documents downloaded from Regulations.gov. The first table shows mentions: all documents that include the name of the company anywhere in the document or document metadata. The second table shows submissions: all documents where the submitter metadata included the company name. Each table shows the top 10 dockets, ranked by number of occurrences.
Matches are based on a search for the company name. Variations in the company name, such as acronyms, nicknames or alternate names may cause documents to be missed. The mention of a company name in a document may be incidental and does not necessarily indicate that the company has any relevance to the document. Company names that are common English words may erroneously match with text that is not referring to the company.
Not all agencies submit public comments to Regulations.gov. For a list of participating and non-participating agencies see here. Agencies that do submit to Regulations.gov have varying levels of accuracy and completeness.
Regulations and public comments can be downloaded in bulk here.
The tables show occurrences of "Northrop Grumman" in public comments on proposed federal regulations.
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Mentions in Document Text
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Earmarks
$70,360,000 ReceivedFigures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill.
For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.
Top Earmarks
| Fiscal Year | Amount | Description |
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| 2008 | $10,000,000 | Northrop Grumman: Information Technology Development -- SPAWAR System Center ITC |
| 2010 | $9,600,000 | Northrop Grumman: B-2 Advanced Tactical Data Link |
| 2010 | $6,800,000 | Northrop Grumman: MQ-8B Fire Scout Army |
| 2008 | $5,500,000 | Northrop Grumman Defense Microelectronics Activity: Ballistic Missile Defense Technology -- Advanced Surface Radar Technologies (ASuRT) |
| 2008 | $4,800,000 | Northrop Grumman: Aviation Life Support; Intercontinental Ballistic Missile -- Conventional Strike Missiles Capability Demonstration |
| 2008 | $4,800,000 | Northrop Grumman: SPQ-9B Radar -- AN/SPQ-9B Radar for DDG 51 Modernization Program |
| 2010 | $4,500,000 | Northrop Grumman: High Energy User System Test Facility- HELSTF/HELTD |
| 2008 | $4,000,000 | Northrop Grumman Conemaugh Health Systems: Medical Technology -- Military Interoperable Digital Hospital Testbed |
| 2008 | $4,000,000 | Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Amherst Systems: Combat Training Ranges -- Air National Guard (ANG) Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) Savannah Combat Readiness Training Centers (CRTC) |
| 2010 | $2,960,000 | Northrop Grumman: Composite Mast for CVNs |
Federal Spending
5 grants; 1,285 contractsFederal grants, contracts and loans are reported by federal agencies using the FPDS and FAADS systems. The data is made available to the public at USASpending.gov. Please note that the completeness and quality of the data varies greatly by agency.
Only grants, contracts and loans with amounts over $1 million are shown.
Because company names are not reported in a standardized manner, we cannot reliably determine the company receiving the contract or award. The results shown here are based on a search for the company name. Individual records may be missed or erroneously included because of name variations. For more information, please see our federal spending methodology page.
Note: Company names in federal spending data are not standardized. The table below is included only as a sample of what is available in the data and has not been reviewed for accuracy or completeness. To investigate the data further, use the links at the bottom of the table.
| Type | Recipient Name | Year | Agency | Description | Amount |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2001 | $227,418,065 | ||
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Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2009 | LRIP/FRP CONTRACT | $189,667,241 | |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2010 | RMP FRP OPTION 1 EXERCISE | $180,436,304 | |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2011 | ACAT 1D LOT 8 PAYLOADS CONTRACT | $178,215,896 | |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2000 | $164,763,702 | ||
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Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2007 | PROVIDE FOR THE CY 2007 EFFORT. | $160,977,958 | |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2008 | DEFINITIZATION OF THE UCA FOR THE LRIP LOT 6 CONTRACT FOR GLOBAL HAWK UAV SYSTEM | $143,217,775 | |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2007 | LRIP LOT 5 DEFINITIZATION | $137,483,827 | |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2009 | GLOBAL HAWK LRIP LOT 8 PRODUCTION UCA | $130,525,596 | |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2007 | LOT 6 UCA | $125,066,971 |
Contractor Misconduct
35 InstancesThis information is collected by the Project On Government Oversight from press releases, court documents, news reports and other public records. It is not meant to be an exhaustive account of all instances of federal contractor misconduct.
More information on each instance, including primary source documents, is available on POGO's site by clicking on the instance description. More information on POGO's methodology is available here.
| Misconduct Type | Hired By | Incident | Year | Disposition | Penalty |
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| Government Contract Fraud | Defense - General | NRO Satellite False Claims | 2009 | Settlement | $325,000,000 |
| Cost/Labor Mischarge | Multiple Agencies | Bagley v. TRW Inc. (Cost Mischarges) | 2003 | Settlement | $111,200,000 |
| Government Contract Fraud | Non-Governmental | Cost Overruns | 2004 | Settlement | $81,000,000 |
| Government Contract Fraud | Defense - Air Force | Robinson v. Northrop Grumman (B-2 Stealth False Claims) | 2005 | Settlement | $62,000,000 |
| Intellectual Property | None | Using Automated Fingerprint Identification Software Without Permission | 2007 | Settlement | $60,000,000 |
| Cost/Labor Mischarge | Defense - Navy | United States v. Newport News Shipbuilding (Research and Development Mischarge) | 2003 | Settlement | $60,000,000 |
| Cost/Labor Mischarge | Defense - Air Force | Overcharging the Government | 1997 | Settlement | $34,800,000 |
| Environment | None | Cleanup of Groundwater Contamination at San Gabriel Valley | 2009 | Settlement | $31,555,421 |
| Government Contract Fraud | Defense - Navy | Jordan v. Northrop Grumman (Installation of Substandard Parts in Navy Target Drones) | 2003 | Settlement | $20,000,000 |
| Import/Export | None | Export Violations Involving the LTN-72 and LTN-92 Inertial Navigation Systems | 2008 | Fine | $15,000,000 |
EPA Violations
14 Enforcement ActionsFigures are based on data from the Environmental Protection Agency’s ECHO website. The ECHO database contains federal and state environmental enforcement actions. Data displayed here includes only those actions that began after 2000 and resulted in fines of over $1 million.
Actions where the company was the sole defendant are listed first. Actions where the company is one of multiple defendants are listed subsequently.
For more information see our EPA methodology page.
| Case Name | Defendant | Date | Locations | Amount |
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| Air Products & Chemical, Inc Et Al | Northrop Grumman Systems (+40 others) | 2005 | Elkton, Md | $24,500,000 |
| 3m Company | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (+106 others) | 2008 | Wood Ridge, Nj | $18,000,000 |
| City Of Newburgh Et Al. | Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc. (+89 others) | 2011 | Newburgh, Ny | $12,764,875 |
| 3m Company Et Al. | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (+67 others) | 2004 | Carlstadt, Nj | $8,649,902 |
| Omega Chemical Superfund Site Ou-1 Rd/Ra | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (+270 others) | 2010 | Whittier, Ca | $7,100,000 |
| Muskego Sanitary Landfill (Cercla) Consent Decree | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (+38 others) | 2011 | Muskego, Wi | $6,235,000 |
| Moog, Inc. / Northrup Grumman & Electronics Company, Inc. | Northrop Grumman Guidance & Electronics Company (+1 others) | 2010 | Murphy, Nc | $4,500,000 |
| Old Southington Landfill | Northrop Grumman System Corporation (+85 others) | 2009 | Southington, Ct | $4,248,450 |
| Industrial Pollution Control (Ipc) (Cost Recovery Agmt) | Avondale Industrials, Inc. (+236 others) | 2003 | Jackson, Ms | $3,440,369 |
| Abb, Inc. Et Al (Spectron Deminimis Settlement) | Northrup Grumman Corporation (+547 others) | 2003 | Elkton, Md | $2,803,841 |
Advisory Committees
109 people on 63 committeesData is based on disclosures required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Matches are based on the occurrence of the company name in the committee member affiliation. Variations in company names may cause some matches to be missed.
The table shows only the top 10 agencies. To search and download raw records from the complete dataset see the FACA data section.
Table shows employees of "Northrop Grumman" that sat on federal advisory committees.
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