IBM began with mainframes and now centers on hybrid cloud (Red Hat), consulting, AI (watsonx), and quantum computing. It is stronger in enterprise and government than in consumer markets.
It has a long track record in federal systems integration and large-scale IT operations, including core government and security systems. Heavily research-driven, it is among the global leaders in quantum computing.
What the data shows
- Across our collection, federal contracts total $6,529,544,812 (26 awards), spanning 7 awarding agencies. The largest is Department of Defense ($2,524,263,195, ~39% of the total).
- Awards are spread across many agencies — a broad government footprint.
- Also: 8 SEC filings tracked; 3 federal entity IDs (UEIs) across legal entities; 7 known-exploited vulnerabilities (KEV) in its products.
Federal contracts (USAspending)
| Amount | Awarding agency | Scope (original) |
|---|---|---|
| ≈$849.7M | Department of Defense ／Department of the Navy | NAVY ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES (NETSS). ↗ |
| ≈$621.7M | Department of Veterans Affairs ／Department of Veterans Affairs | THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE CREATION, MAINTENANCE, ENFORCEMENT, ANALYSIS AND UPDATES OF TH... ↗ |
| ≈$525.4M | Social Security Administration ／Social Security Administration | THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ESTABLISH A SINGLE-AWARD DELIVERY ORDER BASE PLUS FOUR 1YEAR OPT... ↗ |
| ≈$489.2M | Department of Veterans Affairs ／Department of Veterans Affairs | BENEFITS TRANSFORMATION PLATFORM ↗ |
| ≈$376.3M | Department of Homeland Security ／Office of Procurement Operations | USCIS TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT (SA) ↗ |
| ≈$315.5M | Department of Defense ／Department of the Army | IGF::OT::IGF GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE SYSTEM (GFEBS) SUSTAINMENT AWARD ↗ |
| ≈$310.4M | Department of Veterans Affairs ／Department of Veterans Affairs | SUSTAINMENT, ENHANCEMENT AND TRANSITION SUPPORT OF VAS ENTERPRISE CORE HR SOLUTION - HRSMA... ↗ |
| ≈$310.4M | Department of Veterans Affairs ／Department of Veterans Affairs | SUSTAINMENT, ENHANCEMENT AND TRANSITION SUPPORT OF VAS ENTERPRISE CORE HR SOLUTION - HRSMA... ↗ |
| ≈$250.8M | Department of Defense ／Department of the Army | CONTRACT AWARD FOR SOLICITATION W31P4Q-LITES IGF::OT::IGF ↗ |
| ≈$226.7M | General Services Administration ／Federal Acquisition Service | HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (HRIS). IGF::OT::IGF ↗ |
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Sources of funding (by agency)
The main agencies funding this company and cumulative amounts, from this site's collected contract data. Click an agency for details.
Federal contract awards over time (past 9 fiscal years)
Federal contract awards to IBM has risen about 19% from FY2017 to FY2025 (≈$1.19B to ≈$1.41B).
| Fiscal year | Awarded |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | ≈$1.41B |
| FY2024 | ≈$1.31B |
| FY2023 | ≈$1.08B |
| FY2022 | ≈$1.06B |
| FY2021 | ≈$1.2B |
| FY2020 | ≈$1.08B |
| FY2019 | ≈$1.12B |
| FY2018 | ≈$1.25B |
| FY2017 | ≈$1.19B |
Total federal contract awards (award types A–D) to this company per fiscal year (starting October). Source: USAspending. May be revised.
SEC filings (EDGAR)
- Current report (8-K) 2026-05-28 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-05-01 View on SEC ↗
- Quarterly report (10-Q) 2026-04-23 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-04-22 View on SEC ↗
- Proxy statement (DEF 14A) 2026-03-10 DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-03-03 View on SEC ↗
- Annual report (10-K) 2026-02-24 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-02-02 FORM 8-K ↗
Security (CISA KEV)
CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog lists 7 entries for IBM products. The most recent are shown below.
- CVE-2022-47986 2023-02-21 IBM Aspera Faspex — IBM Aspera Faspex Code Execution Vulnerability ↗
- CVE-2013-3993 2022-05-25 IBM InfoSphere BigInsights — IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Invalid Input Vulnerability ↗
- CVE-2015-7450 2022-01-10 IBM WebSphere Application Server and Server Hypervisor Edition — IBM WebSphere Appli... ↗
- CVE-2019-4716 2021-11-03 IBM Planning Analytics — IBM Planning Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability ↗
- CVE-2020-4428 2021-11-03 IBM Data Risk Manager — IBM Data Risk Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability ↗
- CVE-2020-4427 2021-11-03 IBM Data Risk Manager — IBM Data Risk Manager Security Bypass Vulnerability ↗
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.
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Sources (primary)
Entity ID (UEI)：VV9KH3L99VE3J64CSQTQNRC1FU7PX76JHM17
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