Outlet profile

Bloomberg Government

U.S. center, professional/policy-focused

Owned byBloomberg Industry Group, an affiliate of Bloomberg L.P., which is approximately 88% owned by Michael Bloomberg

FundingSubscription-based; sells access to government, legal, and regulatory professionals — not advertising-supported

On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

Bloomberg Government launched in 2011 following Bloomberg L.P.'s acquisition of the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), a Washington-based legal and regulatory publisher founded in 1929 that was, at the time of the sale, the oldest employee-owned company in the United States. BNA had long served lawyers and policy professionals with tax, labor, and regulatory information, and Bloomberg folded that expertise into a broader government-intelligence product. In 2017, Bloomberg Government was formally merged into the Bloomberg BNA brand, and in September 2019 the parent entity rebranded again as Bloomberg Industry Group, which also houses Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Tax, and Bloomberg Environment. The service is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, and employs more than 1,300 people across its various divisions. Unlike Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Government does not carry advertising and derives revenue almost entirely from institutional and individual subscriptions aimed at professionals who influence or track government action. Ad Fontes Media rates it neutral and highly reliable; AllSides rates Bloomberg's broader news operation as leaning left, though Bloomberg Government's narrower policy focus is more analytical than partisan. A notable editorial-independence question arose at the parent company level during Michael Bloomberg's 2020 presidential run, when Bloomberg News declined to investigate its founder or other Democratic candidates — a controversy that did not directly involve Bloomberg Government's policy reporting.

Sources

Profile compiled 2026-09-02; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

← Back to track record