What (who) is beltway-insider - definition

BELTWAY BANDIT IS A TERM FOR PRIVATE COMPANIES LOCATED IN OR NEAR WASHINGTON, D.C., WHOSE MAJOR BUSINESS IS TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE US GOVERNMENT.

Beltway Bandits; Beltway bandits; Beltway Bandit

beltway-insider

Washington DC expression, a person with access to political influence.
Refers to the Capital Beltway circling DC.
He's been a beltway-insider for so long he has vast influence in both parties.

insider

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An insider is someone who is involved in a situation and who knows more about it than other people.

An insider said, 'Katharine has told friends it is time to end her career.'

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insider trading

TRADING OF A PUBLIC COMPANY'S SECURITIES BY INDIVIDUALS BASED ON MATERIAL, NONPUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY

Inside information; Inside trading; Insider dealing; Insider Dealing; Insider information; Insider trade; Insider Trading; Material non-public information; MNPI; Tipper-tippee; Dirks v. Securities and Exchange Commission

also insider dealing

Insider trading or insider dealing is the illegal buying or selling of a company's shares by someone who has secret or private information about the company. (BUSINESS)

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Beltway bandit

Beltway bandit is a term for private companies located in or near Washington, D.C., whose major business is to provide consulting services to the federal government of the United States. The phrase was originally a mild insult, implying that the companies preyed like bandits on the generosity of the federal government, but it has lost much of its pejorative nature and is now often used as a neutral, descriptive term.

The term refers to the Capital Beltway, which is a ring road that surrounds Washington. Many federal government contractors have offices and headquarters near the Beltway because of its proximity to federal agencies and legislators. Civilian contractors tend to locate along the Maryland portion of the Beltway, while defense contractors tend to locate along the Virginia section, which is closer to the Pentagon.

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Examples of use of beltway-insider

1. On a special date or want to feel like a Beltway insider?

2. But the appointment was looking pretty smart last week with the abrupt departure from the committee of Beltway insider Jim Johnson after questions were raised about his personal loan deals.

3. But is acknowledging Biden‘s drawback as a Beltway insider really "Rovian hyperspin"? The Wall Street Journal has a great tidbit about how Biden got the nod: "Team Biden also showed some sharp elbows against rivals for the No. 2 slot.

4. In the past decade of his congressional tenure, Smith has been criticized by Democratic opponents and a few local newspaper columnists as being "a Beltway insider" out of touch with Texas who spends more time in his homes in Virginia and Massachusetts than in central Texas.