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Source #88

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Title	Research: Steve Bannon - federal contracts site:usaspending.gov
Original URL	https://www.usaspending.gov/search/?hash=eyJmaWx0ZXJzIjp7ImtleXdvcmQiOiJTdGV2ZSBCYW5ub24ifX0
Publication	Public Record Research
Source type	`discovery_scope_note`
Date	2024
Entity	Steve Bannon
Captured	2026-04-05T07:47:26.978Z UTC
Hash computed at	2026-04-05T07:47:26.978Z UTC
SHA-256	`271c74881277d2b295a6dc73178041ff75fe41a3744f0787393ecd4d24f2c756`
Content length	801 bytes

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A search for Steve Bannon on USASpending.gov, the official source for federal spending data, does not yield direct federal contracts awarded to Steve Bannon personally. Bannon's professional history includes serving as a naval officer, Goldman Sachs investment banker, Hollywood producer, Breitbart News executive chairman, and White House Chief Strategist (2017). None of these roles would typically appear as contract recipients in federal procurement databases. His company Bannon Strategic Advisors Inc. or any affiliated entities would need to be searched separately. Federal contracts databases track awards to businesses and organizations rather than political appointees or advisors. Bannon's White House compensation would appear in Executive Branch personnel records, not contract…

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