CLIENT SERVICES:
At Capitol Solutions, we view the Federal policymaking process like a 3-D chess game. Even with tremendous expertise in one area, it is easy to miss potential moves. Our interdisciplinary approach to solving problems allows us to cover all dimensions of the game. Our practice groups include:
Government Relations and Strategic Consulting:
We translate Washington for our clients and position them to enhance their brand in DC to advance their policy goals. From development of outreach and lobbying strategies to analysis of policy initiatives and the larger political landscape, Capitol Solutions has assisted clients in every stage of their government relations plans.
In addition to lobbying, we provide clients with strategic consulting. Over the years, Capitol Solutions has become a valued team member of a diverse group of companies and organizations. Our insight into the Federal Government and our understanding of what makes Washington “tick,” allows us to advise clients on tactical positioning, messaging, and action.
Today in Washington, a Capitol Hill outreach strategy is not always enough to accomplish political goals. Capitol Solutions has been proud to partner with some of the most well-respected public affairs firms, grassroots/advocacy groups, think tanks, and trade associations to achieve our clients’ priorities.
Mergers and Acquisitions:
In today’s economy, any major merger or acquisition garners political attention. Our professionals have a record of successfully managing or teaming with others to advance extremely contentious and complex transactions. We assist clients in anticipating and mitigating potential obstacles on their road to success. We also have experience assembling teams of outside professionals to fit the needs of clients facing challenges of the approval process.
In-depth Budget Analysis:
In business and in government, budget sets priorities. We create opportunities for clients that are only available through utilizing the levers of the federal budget process. Our unique perspective on the arcane process provides our clients who choose that service a powerful weapon to advance their interest. We accomplish this through analysis of the issue, research on budget implications, and long term strategy that recognizes the power of the Federal budgeting process.
Members of the Capitol Solutions’ team have played major roles in developing agency recommendations for consideration in the President’s budget, creating and implementing appropriations spending plans, and almost everything in between. Clients rely on this expertise to help navigate the Federal Budget process for a diverse set of industries—from technology, to energy, to defense.
Coalition Management:
On many issues in Washington, a coalition is the best way to achieve major policy and legislative results. Our approach of bringing together a diverse group of companies to focus on a small number of important issues is an increasingly effective path to shifting the conversation on those issues. Capitol Solutions has both created and managed coalitions in several industry sectors.
Currently, we manage a coalition of five telecom companies to promote investment in wireless networks to meet consumer demand for secure, reliable, ubiquitous, wireless broadband service. We also work with electricity providers to assist them in reducing regulatory cost while still achieving environmental objectives.
History of Success:
- Secured $50 million for hydrogen vehicle technologies
- Reduced projected Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) related digital wiretapping costs by $6.5 billion
- Eliminated $2 billion in planned Medicare payment cuts to hospitals.
- Developed and helped implement an unprecedented solution to a $92 million PAYGO scoring problem that cleared the way for adoption of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010
- Secured key Department of Energy grant, allowing a renewable energy project to move forward
- Created and launched the bipartisan Green School’s Caucus to highlight the importance of energy efficient building in schools.
- Improved the process of federal spectrum relocation, paving the way for the FCC’s 2006 Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum auction that earned $13.7 billion
- Blocked a one-year $207 million Bush Administration-backed patent and trademark fee increase.
- Secured federal funding for a $1.3 billion U.S. Customs Service IT contract.
- Avoided an unfunded homeland security mandate and secured over $500 million in federal funding to bolster emergency wireless federal, state,
and local public safety communications capabilities - Forced the FCC to auction 60MHz of spectrum for commercial use,clear additional spectrum for public safety, and used a portion of the auction proceeds to fund $1 billion in federal grants for interoperable public safety communications equipment.
- Accelerated, by over 18 months, federal law enforcement’s plan to clear AWS spectrum for commercial use
- Eliminated $15.9 billion in FCC-imposed contingent liabilities for the wireless telecommunications industry
