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Elbit America adds GOP staffer to government-relations team

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 7, 2022

A staffer to Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) has moved to defense contractor Elbit Systems of America.

Katie Myers is now a government-relations manager at Elbit America, whose D.C. lobbying interests span a host of defense and border issues. Parent company Elbit Systems Ltd. brought in nearly $5.3 billion in revenue in 2021 and is one of Israel's largest defense contractors.

Myers most recently worked as a senior legislative assistant to Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), who sits on the Appropriations Committee. She previously worked for Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee. Myers recently obtained a master's degree in military and operational art and science from the U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College.