Cybersecurity
Bezos Washington Lobbying Creates Tricky Issues for Post
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Amazon.com Inc., whose founder Jeff Bezos is purchasing the Washington Post, ranks among the biggest spenders among high-technology companies seeking to influence the work of the federal government.
Former U.S. Senators Trent Lott, a Mississippi Republican, and John Breaux, a Louisiana Democrat, are among those working for Seattle-based Amazon, which spent $1.7 million on lobbying from January through June, ninth highest among high-tech companies, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington-based research group that tracks lobbying.