BLACKBOARD INC

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$506K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2005–2024

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2024	—	3	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	5	1
2012	$86,625	7	2
2011	$419,500	15	3
2010	—	11	3
2009	—	15	3
2005	—	4	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BLACKBOARD INC	$506,125	12
THE CORMAC GROUP, LLC	—	16
OLDAKER & WILLISON, LLP	—	12
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.	—	8
DCI GROUP, L.L.C.	—	4
BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER	—	20

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	43
SENATE	43
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	4
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	2
Education, Dept of	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Education	Education	40
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	20
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	11
Defense	Defense	6
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	4
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	2
Banking	Banking	1

Source: Senate LDA

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