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U.S. Federal Departments and Contract Spending

Find the federal departments and top-tier government organizations buying through U.S. contracts. Compare where money is obligated, how frequently awards are made, and which industries and vendors serve each market.

Organization Directory

Federal Departments Directory

This directory includes cabinet departments and other top-tier federal organizations reported in government contract data. Use it to compare procurement activity—not simply organizational headcount or an agency’s total congressional budget.

75 organizations with historical contract activity.

Department Activate to sort ascending. Code Activate to sort ascending. Obligations Currently sorted asc. Activate to sort desc. Actions Activate to sort ascending. Vendors Activate to sort ascending. Top NAICS Activate to sort ascending. Top PSC Activate to sort ascending.
2400 $2.61B 8,457 1,122 561450 R710
3300 $2.84B 22,621 4,341 236220 Y1JA
8600 $3.84B 10,608 846 523110 R408
5000 $3.94B 10,077 754 541512 D301
7300 $4.14B 7,370 697 541611 R710
4900 $4.32B 6,584 600 561210 M1HA
6800 $10.94B 84,033 2,831 562910 F108
2800 $13.43B 30,409 2,763 541519 DF01
1600 $15.41B 41,958 1,934 236220 Y1CZ
9100 $18.62B 16,284 1,457 522390 R710
1300 $33.86B 122,076 10,553 336611 1910
7200 $36.58B 51,119 3,165 541611 R425
1400 $45.26B 315,894 28,173 561210 R499
2000 $60.59B 129,047 6,285 541519 DA01
6900 $62.13B 204,166 8,407 336611 Y1ED
1500 $64.96B 659,134 18,293 236220 C1AA
1900 $72.44B 380,775 13,780 541310 C1AA
1200 $75.38B 395,115 25,681 237310 Z2LB
8000 $117.01B 219,747 8,282 336414 1555
4700 $158.19B 9,647,661 11,826 236220 Y1AA
7000 $209.29B 393,728 21,968 236220 Y1PZ
7500 $211.89B 428,240 18,209 621511 Q301
8900 $308.77B 75,199 3,458 561210 M1JZ
3600 $436.18B 766,779 27,392 524114 Q201
9700 $3.05T 29,039,752 94,078 336411 1510

Researching Federal Buyers

How federal departments connect to contract opportunities

A department is the broadest level of the federal buying structure. It shows where a mission and its contract spending sit, but the department name alone rarely identifies the buyer. Useful capture research continues through the contracting agencies beneath it and then to the offices that issue solicitations and administer awards.

01

Compare the size and shape of demand

Obligations show the value of recorded contract activity, while actions show purchasing frequency. Read both together: a department with fewer large awards represents a different market from one making thousands of smaller purchases.

02

Check market fit before following the money

Top NAICS industries and PSC categories reveal what each department buys. Vendor counts add competitive context and help distinguish a broad supplier market from one concentrated among established contractors.

03

Move from departments to actual buyers

Open a department to identify its contracting agencies, then continue to the contracting-office level. That path brings the research closer to procurement programs, recurring buyers, solicitations, and award activity relevant to your company.