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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.

77 organizations with historical contract activity.

Department Activate to sort ascending. Code Activate to sort ascending. Obligations Currently sorted desc. Activate to sort asc. Actions Activate to sort ascending. Vendors Activate to sort ascending. Top NAICS Activate to sort ascending. Top PSC Activate to sort ascending.
3400 $102.36M 1,419 230 541512 DA01
9506 $98.44M 971 136 541511 DA01
5300 $58.95M 546 79 561920 M1AB
7100 $45.46M 511 204 541511 D301
9516 $43.64M 340 82 541513 DF01
3352 $38.93M 240 103 561612 R499
9000 $38.56M 629 116 541990 DF01
9300 $34.75M 751 145 541611 R499
6500 $29.96M 562 109 541512 DA10
5920 $28.69M 436 87 541512 7J20
4100 $27.72M 1,495 178 511210 7030
9511 $22.13M 265 72 541512 D399
9518 $18.35M 318 46 541511 R617
5400 $15.07M 524 53 541519 DF01
4340 $14.85M 334 104 541519 7E20
9504 $10.90M 926 62 519190 R425
9514 $10.46M 426 51 541330 R425
9565 $7.00M 177 59 512110 T006
959P $6.33M 185 81 511210 7030
9545 $5.35M 145 27 541990 R499
9542 $4.46M 31 5 561210 Z1AA
9515 $1.02M 38 8 519190 D399
9513 $514.4K 31 11 541519 D399
7400 $278.0K 2 2 611710 U008
5940 $147.6K 15 13 561320 R607
9502 $50.0K 7 7 485111 V213
4856 $29.8K 1 1 517110 D304

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.