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Chris Alsup's getting a Dell — again. Alsup, who left the computer company in 2015 to serve as Rep. Michael McCaul's (R-Texas) chief of staff, returned to Dell last month as the company's senior Americas government affairs manager.

The McCaul job wasn't Alsup's first stint on the Hill either. The Illinois native had served in various capacities for Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) from 2003 until 2011, most recently working as Carter's assistant on the House Appropriations Committee.

Alsup served in the U.S. Army from 1993 until 1996, reaching the rank of sergeant. He holds a degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a certificate from the National Defense University.

He is married to Julie Alsup, government relations manager at International Paper.

James Adkins has left Capitol Hill to practice government affairs in the land of urban homesteading, upcycling and craft beer that's better than your city's craft beer: The former legislative staffer has returned to Portland to work as a government and political relations coordinator for the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland.

In addition to representing the metro area's construction and housing industry, the trade association also manages programs across the city, including the "NW Natural Street of Dreams" and "the Tour of Remodeled Homes."

Adkins had worked for Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) since 2012, most recently as a legislative aide. He also previously worked as a field organizer for the Oregon Democratic Coordinated Campaign.

The Salem, Ore. native attended the University of Oregon, where he obtained a BA degree in political science and studied abroad in Amman, Jordan.

Raytheon has strengthened its government affairs arsenal by hiring Jack Livingston, longtime counsel for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

Livingston is now the defense giant's senior manager of government relations. He had served in various counsel positions for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence since 2003, most recently working as deputy staff director and chief counsel.

Before coming to the Hill, Livingston worked as a judge advocate and government counsel for the U.S. Navy and as assistant general counsel and unit chief for the FBI's National Security Law Unit. 

He is a graduate of Indiana University Bloomington and Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Former Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) has long denied allegations that he's worked as a lobbyist since leaving office in 2011. This weekend, the questions were resolved when his registration as a federal lobbyist - effective last month - was released.

Last year, Tiahrt told the Tokepa Capital-Journal, "I've never lobbied. I didn't take a lobbying job. I work for a firm that does lobbying. I don't personally do it. It doesn't bother me that people do it. We have a constitutional right to petition our government guaranteed by the First Amendment."

Now, his firm, Tiahrt Enterprises, is lobbying on behalf of the National Association for the Employment of People Who Are Blind for "regulatory inclusion of metrics for contracts with companies who employ persons who are blind."

Tiarht founded Tiarht Enterprises following an unsuccessful Senate bid in 2010. He also worked as senior vice president of lobbying firm O'Neill and Associates from 2015 until earlier this year.

Tiarht served as a member of Congress from 1995 until 2011.

Twenty years would be more than enough time on the Hill for most people. William Klein made it 22.

The ex-staffer has moved to MITRE Corp., where he works as manager of government relations. The nonprofit handles Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) for various agencies of the federal government.

Klein had served on the Surveys and Investigations team of the House Appropriations Committee since 2011. He's also worked as a legislative director for former Rep. Tillie Fowler (R-Fla.), senior legislative assistant/legislative director for former Rep. Lawrence Coughlin (R-Pa.) and legislative aide for former Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.).

From 2002 until 2011, Klein worked for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, most recently as assistant director of communications.

He holds a BA in political science from George Washington University and an MA in national security studies from Georgetown.