How D.C. Lobbies D.C., Backchecking on Broadcast Royalties and More in Capital Eye Opener  http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2011/04/ceo-4-11-2011.html

Yep -- you got it. Even the federal district itself employs federal lobbyists.In 2010, D.C. government spent $100,000 on federal lobbying, spreading the cash among three federally registered lobbyists. Two of them have previously worked for the federal government: Mitch Butler last worked as deputy assistant secretary of the Department of the Interior, and John Deschauer Jr., former director of Senate affairs for the Department of Defense.The Department of the Interior and the Department of Defense ranked among eight different federal government entities the city government of Washington, D.C., lobbied in 2010.Lobbying data for the first quarter of this year arrive later this month; check back then to see whether D.C., despite its city budget woes, is investing even more cash in federal lobbying power, particularly in light of Norton's concerns.