Department of Defense — Contract Spending Analysis

Agency Spending Overview

The Department of Defense is a federal government agency that awards contracts to private-sector companies and organizations. This page provides a detailed analysis of the agency's contract spending patterns, including total obligated funds, competition rates, sector breakdowns, and top contractors.

Department of Defense has obligated $5,474,695,446,213 across 53157 federal contracts tracked in our database. Of these contracts, 100% were competitively awarded, meaning multiple bidders submitted proposals, while the remainder were sole-source awards. Small businesses received 0% of the agency's contract awards, reflecting the agency's participation in federal small business contracting goals.

Understanding how federal agencies spend taxpayer money is essential for government accountability and transparency. Contract spending data is sourced from USAspending.gov and the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). ReadTheGovContract analyzes this data to make it accessible and provide insights into spending patterns, contractor relationships, and competition levels across the federal government.

Budget Details

Total Obligated: $5,474,695,446,213

Contract Count: 53157

Competition Rate: 100%

Small Business Rate: 0%

Spending by Sector

The following breakdown shows how Department of Defense distributes contract spending across industry sectors, based on NAICS classification codes. This can reveal which industries are most dependent on the agency's procurement dollars.

• Defense: $1.1T (156 contracts)
• Healthcare: $253.7B (18 contracts)
• R&D: $88.3B (14 contracts)
• Other: $70.5B (11 contracts)
• IT: $3.1B (1 contracts)

Top Contractors

These are the contractors that have received the most funding from Department of Defense, ranked by total obligated contract value.

1. Lockheed Martin Corporation — $308.1B (36 contracts)
2. THE Boeing Company — $233.7B (28 contracts)
3. Electric Boat Corporation — $121.1B (9 contracts)
4. Humana Government Business Inc — $101.0B (4 contracts)
5. Lockheed Martin Corp — $83.0B (16 contracts)
6. Health NET Federal Services, LLC — $59.4B (3 contracts)
7. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation — $57.5B (10 contracts)
8. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated — $45.4B (9 contracts)
9. Huntington Ingalls Inc — $38.5B (7 contracts)
10. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation — $37.6B (7 contracts)
11. RTX Corporation — $32.6B (5 contracts)
12. Pfizer Inc — $27.7B (3 contracts)
13. Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp — $27.5B (2 contracts)
14. KBR Services, LLC — $27.5B (4 contracts)
15. Bell Boeing Joint Project Office — $25.0B (3 contracts)
16. Bath Iron Works Corporation — $22.0B (5 contracts)
17. THE Aerospace Corporation — $19.5B (4 contracts)
18. Raytheon Company — $19.0B (4 contracts)
19. AM General LLC — $14.6B (1 contracts)
20. Energy, Department of — $13.5B (2 contracts)

Recent Contracts

• IGF::OT::IGF — $51.3B
• LRIP LOT 12 ADVANCE ACQUISITION CONTRACT — $35.1B
• SSN 802 AND 803 LONG LEAD TIME MATERIAL — $34.7B
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• KC-X MODERNIZATION PROGRAM — $32.0B
• THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO AWARD F-35A LRIP 15 USAF AIRCRAFT* LONG LEAD FUNDING — $30.1B
• THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO AWARD LONG LEAD FUNDING FOR F-35A, F-35B, AND F-35C AIRCRAFT FOR U.S. SERVICES, NON-DOD PARTNERS, AND FMS CUSTOMERS — $24.5B
• COLUMBIA CLASS DESIGN COMPLETION — $24.5B
• IGF::OT::IGF MANAGED CARE SUPPORT SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE TRICARE PROGRAM — $23.5B
• — $23.4B
• — $21.9B
• T3 MANAGED CARE SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR SOUTH REGION — $20.5B
• SSN 792 LONG LEAD TIME MATERIAL — $19.9B
• PROVIDE MANAGED CARE SUPPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TRICARE PROGRAM. CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSIST MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM IN OPERATING AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM COMBINING RESOURCES OF THE MILITARY'S DIRECT MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM AND THE CONTRACTORS MANAGED CARE SUPPORT TO PROVIDE HEALTH, MEDICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES IN THE NORTH REGION. — $19.4B
• 200112!000108!9700!ZD60 !BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORG. !HQ000601C0001 !A!N!*!N! !20001222!20080930!848025649!848025649!009256819!N!THE BOEING COMPANY !3370 E MIRALOMA AVE !ANAHEIM !CA!92806!37000!089!01!HUNTSVILLE !MADISON !ALABAMA !+000383571022!N!N!000000000000!AD93!RDTE/OTHER DEFENSE-ADV TECH DEV !S1 !SERVICES !1CAA!BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYS !541710!*!*!3! ! ! !*!*!*!B!*!*!A! !A !U!R!2!001!B! !Z!Y!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001! — $18.8B
• USN P-8A FRP II LONG LEAD MATERIAL — $18.1B
• — $16.5B
• CONSTRUCTION OF VIRGINIA CLASS BLOCK III SUBMARINES. — $16.2B
• 200106!001253!2100!AE07 !TACOM - WARREN !DAAE0701CS001 !A!N!*!N!P00005 !20010308!20010531!054681739!054681739!147854152!N!AM GENERAL CORPORATION !105 N NILES AVE !SOUTH BEND !IN!46617!71000!141!18!SOUTH BEND !ST. JOSEPH !INDIANA !+000002374774!N!N!000000000000!2320!TRUCKS AND TRUCK TRACTORS, WHEELED !A4B!NON-COMBAT VEHICLES !1000!NOT DISCERNABLE OR CLASSIFIED !336311!*!*!3! ! !H!*!*!*!B!*!*!N!B!D !N!J!1!001!N!1A!A!N!Z! ! !Y!C!N! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!B!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001! — $14.6B
• NAVAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY — $13.4B