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Top Agencies by Spending in 2026

Top Agencies by Spending in 2026 shows which federal agencies rank highest by Primary Metric in FPDS-based procurement data.

ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF leads this ranking at 8.9K. The top 10 account for 21.44% of the value in this result set, indicating a low concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top Agencies Agency Ranking 2026 Federal Market

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
8.9K
Rows Returned
100
Top 10 Share
21.44%
Low concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top Agencies

Analysis

ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF leads this ranking at 8.9K. The top 10 account for 21.44% of the value in this result set, indicating a low concentration pattern.

Why it matters: Use this page to identify leaders, compare major participants, and understand how activity is distributed across this segment of the federal market.

Methodology: The query groups FPDS records by the ranked entity, calculates the main metric, and orders results from highest to lowest. Supporting columns add context to the leaderboard.

Key Findings

  • ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 21.44% of the value in this result set.
  • U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION appears in the second position.

Limitations

  • Interpretation depends on the SQL scope and selected filters.
  • This page reflects only the returned query result set.

Query Used

-- Top Agencies by Spending in 2026
SELECT
    content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
    anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,

    sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
    formatReadableQuantity(sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount)) AS total_obligated_readable,

    count() AS award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(count()) AS award_count_readable,

    sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) / count() AS avg_award_size,
    formatReadableQuantity(sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) / count()) AS avg_award_size_readable

FROM fpds.data
WHERE
    contract_type = 1
    AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
    AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
    AND content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate IS NOT NULL
    AND content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate != ''
    AND toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffort(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) = 2026

GROUP BY content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 100

Ranking Table

This table ranks results by Primary Metric from highest to lowest.

# Agency Id Agency Name Total Obligated Total Obligated Readable Award Count Award Count Readable Avg Award Size Avg Award Size Readable
1 8,900.00 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 16590905390.47 16.59 billion 2027 2.03 thousand 8184955.79 8.18 million
2 7,014.00 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 13150564392.85 13.15 billion 961 961.00 13684250.14 13.68 million
3 3,600.00 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 9444370478.98 9.44 billion 17428 17.43 thousand 541907.87 541.91 thousand
4 4,732.00 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 4725997934.34 4.73 billion 287277 287.28 thousand 16451.01 16.45 thousand
5 8,000.00 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2813611844.87 2.81 billion 5143 5.14 thousand 547075.99 547.08 thousand
6 6,920.00 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 2109721903.96 2.11 billion 3685 3.69 thousand 572516.12 572.52 thousand
7 7,012.00 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 2008154156.53 2.01 billion 734 734.00 2735904.84 2.74 million
8 7,008.00 U.S. COAST GUARD 1315063526.76 1.32 billion 3480 3.48 thousand 377891.81 377.89 thousand
9 7,530.00 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 1271178453.44 1.27 billion 357 357.00 3560723.95 3.56 million
10 1,900.00 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 1084520035.76 1.08 billion 6654 6.65 thousand 162987.68 162.99 thousand
11 7,001.00 OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS 1060292109.2 1.06 billion 974 974.00 1088595.59 1.09 million
12 7,529.00 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 985205865.71 985.21 million 2134 2.13 thousand 461670.97 461.67 thousand
13 2,044.00 UNITED STATES MINT 630617763.54 630.62 million 449 449.00 1404493.9 1.40 million
14 12K2 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 609556912.93 609.56 million 1172 1.17 thousand 520099.75 520.10 thousand
15 1,540.00 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS 602448270.79 602.45 million 10954 10.95 thousand 54998.01 55.00 thousand
16 1,544.00 U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE 534234667.69 534.23 million 2702 2.70 thousand 197718.23 197.72 thousand
17 7,505.00 ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 511770096.97 511.77 million 167 167.00 3064491.59 3.06 million
18 9,100.00 EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 509852541.03 509.85 million 319 319.00 1598283.82 1.60 million
19 12C2 FOREST SERVICE 476637657.81 476.64 million 2430 2.43 thousand 196147.18 196.15 thousand
20 7,200.00 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 472934483.53 472.93 million 125 125.00 3783475.86 3.78 million
21 4,740.00 PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE 448270589.61 448.27 million 3082 3.08 thousand 145447.95 145.45 thousand
22 1,406.00 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 441892015.64 441.89 million 1396 1.40 thousand 316541.55 316.54 thousand
23 1,330.00 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 394896837.64 394.90 million 1043 1.04 thousand 378616.33 378.62 thousand
24 2,800.00 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 389067838.65 389.07 million 543 543.00 716515.35 716.52 thousand
25 6,925.00 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 311123829.04 311.12 million 772 772.00 403010.14 403.01 thousand
26 7,003.00 U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 266138272.12 266.14 million 301 301.00 884180.3 884.18 thousand
27 1,501.00 OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS 257160794.68 257.16 million 2253 2.25 thousand 114141.49 114.14 thousand
28 1,605.00 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 229807681.44 229.81 million 735 735.00 312663.51 312.66 thousand
29 7,013.00 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 222174916.01 222.17 million 333 333.00 667191.93 667.19 thousand
30 2,050.00 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 220590433.93 220.59 million 1352 1.35 thousand 163158.6 163.16 thousand
31 1,344.00 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 219173534.68 219.17 million 202 202.00 1085017.49 1.09 million
32 1,205.00 USDA, DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 209423474.59 209.42 million 337 337.00 621434.64 621.43 thousand
33 6,938.00 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 198827063.2 198.83 million 659 659.00 301710.26 301.71 thousand
34 1,549.00 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 189990539.69 189.99 million 747 747.00 254338.07 254.34 thousand
35 7,570.00 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION (ASA) 188012885.47 188.01 million 233 233.00 806922.25 806.92 thousand
36 7,015.00 FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 180700629.26 180.70 million 382 382.00 473038.29 473.04 thousand
37 7,527.00 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 174206715.81 174.21 million 2138 2.14 thousand 81481.15 81.48 thousand
38 6,800.00 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 166035495.24 166.04 million 2042 2.04 thousand 81310.23 81.31 thousand
39 7,524.00 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 146002659.36 146.00 million 478 478.00 305444.89 305.44 thousand
40 1,443.00 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 114895309.71 114.90 million 1282 1.28 thousand 89621.92 89.62 thousand
41 1,524.00 DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 104765135.42 104.77 million 1684 1.68 thousand 62212.07 62.21 thousand
42 8,600.00 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 101785728.88 101.79 million 229 229.00 444479.16 444.48 thousand
43 4,900.00 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 100837676.69 100.84 million 167 167.00 603818.42 603.82 thousand
44 1,301.00 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 99024628.15 99.02 million 653 653.00 151645.67 151.65 thousand
45 2,041.00 BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING 97551757.36 97.55 million 274 274.00 356028.31 356.03 thousand
46 7,009.00 U.S. SECRET SERVICE 88296583.25 88.30 million 227 227.00 388971.73 388.97 thousand
47 2,100.00 DEPT OF THE ARMY 83937339.41 83.94 million 47 47.00 1785900.83 1.79 million
48 7,571.00 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES (ASFR) 83225953.5 83.23 million 106 106.00 785150.5 785.15 thousand
49 1,434.00 US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 75357253.02 75.36 million 761 761.00 99023.98 99.02 thousand
50 1,425.00 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 74787335.27 74.79 million 608 608.00 123005.48 123.01 thousand
51 2,036.00 BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE 70866980.02 70.87 million 562 562.00 126097.82 126.10 thousand
52 12,000.00 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 70863339.96 70.86 million 74 74.00 957612.7 957.61 thousand
53 5,000.00 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 69080485.23 69.08 million 281 281.00 245838.02 245.84 thousand
54 1,450.00 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 59287824.5 59.29 million 787 787.00 75333.95 75.33 thousand
55 6,940.00 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 58382458.62 58.38 million 44 44.00 1326874.05 1.33 million
56 1,341.00 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 57116414.64 57.12 million 355 355.00 160891.3 160.89 thousand
57 1,323.00 US CENSUS BUREAU 55833924.37 55.83 million 85 85.00 656869.69 656.87 thousand
58 7,522.00 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 51782965.39 51.78 million 27 27.00 1917887.6 1.92 million
59 1,422.00 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 46543171.53 46.54 million 1085 1.08 thousand 42896.93 42.90 thousand
60 2,400.00 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 42382361.45 42.38 million 30 30.00 1412745.38 1.41 million
61 97AK DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) 41951175.69 41.95 million 137 137.00 306212.96 306.21 thousand
62 2,700.00 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 41817774.9 41.82 million 143 143.00 292431.99 292.43 thousand
63 7,526.00 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 41404102.83 41.40 million 199 199.00 208060.81 208.06 thousand
64 6,901.00 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 41255786.17 41.26 million 257 257.00 160528.35 160.53 thousand
65 1,665.00 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 40784284.25 40.78 million 102 102.00 399845.92 399.85 thousand
66 12K3 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 40084384.01 40.08 million 509 509.00 78751.24 78.75 thousand
67 1,560.00 ATF ACQUISITION AND PROPERTY MGMT DIV 39153192.33 39.15 million 583 583.00 67158.13 67.16 thousand
68 12H2 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 37595543.88 37.60 million 701 701.00 53631.3 53.63 thousand
69 8,800.00 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 34882435.29 34.88 million 220 220.00 158556.52 158.56 thousand
70 1,448.00 U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 31936770.38 31.94 million 1020 1.02 thousand 31310.55 31.31 thousand
71 3,300.00 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 28261708.41 28.26 million 337 337.00 83862.63 83.86 thousand
72 3,100.00 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 27347686.79 27.35 million 248 248.00 110272.93 110.27 thousand
73 8,960.00 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 26896516.68 26.90 million 62 62.00 433814.78 433.81 thousand
74 4,773.00 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 26569318.61 26.57 million 78 78.00 340632.28 340.63 thousand
75 9,507.00 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 26278213.4 26.28 million 63 63.00 417114.49 417.11 thousand
76 559.00 GAO, EXCEPT COMPTROLLER GENERAL 23589156.75 23.59 million 122 122.00 193353.74 193.35 thousand
77 2,001.00 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 22681799.13 22.68 million 162 162.00 140011.1 140.01 thousand
78 1,542.00 FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC. 19625861.65 19.63 million 309 309.00 63514.11 63.51 thousand
79 2,900.00 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 18573088.28 18.57 million 100 100.00 185730.88 185.73 thousand
80 7,700.00 UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION 15135532.11 15.14 million 83 83.00 182355.8 182.36 thousand
81 12G2 FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 14887108.62 14.89 million 76 76.00 195883 195.88 thousand
82 7,528.00 AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 14157914 14.16 million 13 13.00 1089070.3 1.09 million
83 1,436.00 BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 13465594.76 13.47 million 107 107.00 125846.68 125.85 thousand
84 1,100.00 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 12844021.27 12.84 million 87 87.00 147632.42 147.63 thousand
85 19BM INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION: U.S.-MEXICO 12020340.25 12.02 million 52 52.00 231160.38 231.16 thousand
86 1,145.00 PEACE CORPS 11534053.71 11.53 million 49 49.00 235388.85 235.39 thousand
87 9,543.00 MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 9562296.15 9.56 million 61 61.00 156758.95 156.76 thousand
88 12D0 FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION BUSINESS CENTER 8790826.93 8.79 million 267 267.00 32924.44 32.92 thousand
89 3,355.00 NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 8258106.68 8.26 million 142 142.00 58155.68 58.16 thousand
90 2,046.00 OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY 8105804.28 8.11 million 111 111.00 73025.26 73.03 thousand
91 8,300.00 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S. 7896957.84 7.90 million 132 132.00 59825.43 59.83 thousand
92 9,568.00 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, BBG 7804065.31 7.80 million 73 73.00 106905 106.91 thousand
93 7,004.00 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 7774215.47 7.77 million 35 35.00 222120.44 222.12 thousand
94 6,000.00 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 7441754.37 7.44 million 43 43.00 173064.05 173.06 thousand
95 6,957.00 PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 6697899.17 6.70 million 71 71.00 94336.6 94.34 thousand
96 6,955.00 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 6226800.65 6.23 million 87 87.00 71572.42 71.57 thousand
97 6,930.00 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 4966653.16 4.97 million 78 78.00 63675.04 63.68 thousand
98 6,100.00 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 4804710.65 4.80 million 143 143.00 33599.37 33.60 thousand
99 9,534.00 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 4459417.26 4.46 million 125 125.00 35675.33 35.68 thousand
100 1,700.00 DEPT OF THE NAVY 4168912.66 4.17 million 13 13.00 320685.58 320.69 thousand

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "Top Agencies by Spending in 2026" using aggregated procurement data.

Query structure

  • Results are sorted from highest to lowest by the main ranking metric.
  • Grouping is used to combine FPDS records into comparable entity-level results.

Included fields

  • agency_name — Defines the ranked agency.
  • agency_id — Defines the main ranking metric: Primary Metric.
  • total_obligated — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • award_count — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • avg_award_size — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.

How to use this ranking

  • Supports fast market review.
  • Helps compare leaders and close competitors.
  • Adds context beyond a raw transaction list.

Computed Metrics

Top 3 Share
7.06%
Top 5 Share
11.38%
Mean
4,791.84
Median
4,836.50
Max
12,000.00
Min
559.00
Concentration
Low
Fragmentation
High

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 8.9K
2 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 7.01K
3 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 3.6K
4 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 4.73K
5 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 8K
6 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 6.92K
7 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 7.01K
8 U.S. COAST GUARD 7.01K
9 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 7.53K
10 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 1.9K

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