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FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01^†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

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On the ledgerFY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still postingFiscal year

$416.4B

Department of Defense, the government's biggest buyer of goods and services

FY2025 (complete): $501.6B

$54.5B

Lockheed Martin, the year's largest contract holder

FY2025 (complete): $75.0B

$496.3B

federal work performed in California, the most of any state

FY2025 (complete): $485.7B

≈ computed · obligations by fiscal year · data still posting · source: USASpending.gov

Where the money goes

Selected flows to featured recipients

AGENCIES

FEATURED RECIPIENTS

Defense

$134.7B

Veterans Affairs

$24.9B

Lockheed Martin

$52.9B

RTX

$31.7B

The Boeing

$26.2B

General Dynamics

$23.9B

UnitedHealth Group

$24.9B

band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Federal spending drawn as a flow: from the agency that pays, to the contractor that receives, to the place where the work is performed. Band width = FY2026 (data still posting) obligations, drawn to scale · source: USASpending.gov. Every band opens the award flow behind it. The bands drawn cover 32% of the Department of Defense's and 7% of the Department of Veterans Affairs' FY2026 (data still posting) obligations. The rest of each agency’s money goes to recipients not drawn here.

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This week's biggest awards

The largest federal contract and grant actions recorded in USAspending for the most recent full week, updated every Monday.

The largest federal contract actions recorded in USAspending for October 26 to November 1, 2026
#	Recipient	Agency	Amount	Type
1	Triad National Security, LLCLos Alamos National Laboratory Management and Operating Contract	Department of Energy	$872.5M	Contract, modification
2	National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCManagement and Operation of Sandia National Laboratories	Department of Energy	$629.1M	Contract, modification
3	Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCManagement and Operation of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Department of Energy	$550.4M	Contract, modification
4	Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLCManagement and Operating Contract for Y-12 National Security Complex, Pantex Plant, with…	Department of Energy	$489.4M	Contract, modification
5	Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLCSavannah River Site Management & Operating (M&o) Contract	Department of Energy	$378.8M	Contract, modification
6	Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLCHoneywell - Management and Operation of the National Security Campus - Contract No…	Department of Energy	$323.4M	Contract, modification
7	UT-Battelle LLCManagement and Operation of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Contract	Department of Energy	$291.6M	Contract, modification
8	Pantexas Deterrence, LLCManagement and Operation of the Pantex Plant	Department of Energy	$291.3M	Contract, modification
9	CSI Aviation, IncContract 70CDCR27FC0000001	Department of Homeland Security	$278.0M	Contract, new award
10	Signature Choice III, LLCVA Claims and Customer Services	Department of Veterans Affairs	$226.1M	Contract, new award

Grant actions for this week had not been posted to USAspending by November 2, 2026, when this list was read, so it covers contract actions only.

Amounts are obligations recorded in USAspending with an action date from October 26 to November 1, 2026: a new award, or a modification that added money to an existing one. Awards can be modified later, so these figures can change. DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award. Source: USAspending.gov, read 2026-11-02.

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Computed from public records for FY2026 (data still posting). Ranked by totals, not wrongdoing.

Top contractors

The biggest holders of federal contracts in FY2026, which ended September 30 and is still being reported. Every name opens its own page in the graph.

01Lockheed Martin Corporation$54.5B 02RTX Corporation$32.7B 03The Boeing Company$27.8B 04General Dynamics Corporation$27.5B 05UnitedHealth Group$24.9B 06Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp$16.6B

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Computed rankings

Top contract holdersLockheed Martin· $54.5B

Non-competed contracts (often called no-bid)Lockheed Martin· $48.2B

Non-competed means the contract is coded in FPDS, the federal procurement data system, as not available for competition, not competed, or not competed under simplified acquisition procedures; it describes how an award was made, not wrongdoing.

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What the money buys

Commercial and Institutional Building…NAICS 236220 Aircraft ManufacturingNAICS 336411 Direct Health and Medical Insurance CarriersNAICS 524114 Research and Development in the Physical…NAICS 541715 Engineering ServicesNAICS 541330 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle ManufacturingNAICS 336414

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Political and oversight context

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