The Department of Defense (DoD) is the largest U.S. federal department, overseeing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force. It employs an enormous number of service members and civilians and commands one of the largest shares of discretionary federal spending.
Through equipment procurement and R&D it is the single largest source of federal contracts. It sits at the very top of the contracts this site aggregates and is the principal customer of primes such as Lockheed Martin and RTX. It also issues many acquisition rules (e.g., DFARS) and security regulations whose effects ripple across the defense industry.
What the data shows
- We have collected 131 Federal Register documents (rules and notices) for this agency.
- It awarded $1,444,975,680,164 in federal contracts (357 awards) in our collection; the top recipient is LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION ($323,611,686,758, ~22%).
- Spending is spread across many recipients.
Federal Register (rules & notices)
By type： Notice 120Proposed Rule 7Rule 4
- Notice Jul 31, 2026 Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Suppl... ↗
- Notice Jul 31, 2026 Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Suppl... ↗
- Notice Jul 31, 2026 Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Suppl... ↗
- Notice Jul 31, 2026 Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Suppl... ↗
- Notice Jul 31, 2026 Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Suppl... ↗
- Notice Jul 31, 2026 Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Suppl... ↗
- Notice Jul 31, 2026 Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Island of Tinian in the Com... ↗
- Notice Jul 30, 2026 Notice of Intent To Grant a Joint Ownership Agreement With an Exclusive Patent L... ↗
Federal contracts (awarded · USAspending)
What this shows：In the collected data, the largest single recipient is LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION (about 22% of the total), across 171 recipients — showing how concentrated awards are at the top.
| Amount | Recipient | Scope (original) |
|---|---|---|
| ≈$51.27B | Humana ／Defense Health Agency | IGF::OT::IGF ↗ |
| ≈$35.14B | Lockheed Martin ／Department of the Navy | LRIP LOT 12 ADVANCE ACQUISITION CONTRACT ↗ |
| ≈$34.94B | General Dynamics ／Department of the Navy | SSN 802 AND 803 LONG LEAD TIME MATERIAL ↗ |
| ≈$34.17B | Lockheed Martin ／Defense Contract Management Agency | 200204!008532!1700!AF600 !NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND !N0001902C3002 !A!N! !N!... ↗ |
| ≈$31.97B | Boeing ／Department of the Air Force | KC-X MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ↗ |
| ≈$31.08B | General Dynamics ／Department of the Navy | COLUMBIA CLASS DESIGN COMPLETION ↗ |
| ≈$30.14B | Lockheed Martin ／Department of the Navy | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO AWARD F-35A LRIP 15 USAF AIRCRAFT* LONG LEAD FUNDI... ↗ |
| ≈$24.55B | Lockheed Martin ／Department of the Navy | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO AWARD LONG LEAD FUNDING FOR F-35A, F-35B, AND F-35C AIR... ↗ |
| ≈$23.48B | HEALTH NET FEDERAL SERVICES, L... ／Defense Health Agency | IGF::OT::IGF MANAGED CARE SUPPORT SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE TRICARE PROGRAM ↗ |
| ≈$20.45B | Humana ／Defense Health Agency | T3 MANAGED CARE SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR SOUTH REGION ↗ |
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Where the money goes (by company)
The main companies this agency funds and cumulative amounts, from this site's collected contract data. Click a company for details.
Federal contract awards over time (past 9 fiscal years)
Federal contract awards by Department of Defense has risen about 53% from FY2017 to FY2025 (≈$321.42B to ≈$491.68B).
| Fiscal year | Awarded |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | ≈$491.68B |
| FY2024 | ≈$446.04B |
| FY2023 | ≈$456.82B |
| FY2022 | ≈$414.38B |
| FY2021 | ≈$386.94B |
| FY2020 | ≈$422.45B |
| FY2019 | ≈$383.65B |
| FY2018 | ≈$359.31B |
| FY2017 | ≈$321.42B |
Total federal contracts (award types A–D) awarded by this agency per fiscal year (starting October). Source: USAspending. May be revised.
Timeline
Events tied to this entity, newest first, from the data this site tracks.
Based on real dates within this site's collected set (contracts = start date / filings = filing date / rules = publication date). Not exhaustive.
Related data (cross-agency)
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