A Snapshot of Government-Wide Contracting for FY 2025 (interactive dashboard)
The federal government spends billions each year on contracts with outside companies and organizations. These contracts are used to provide products and services ranging from cybersecurity software to consulting services to aircraft carriers.
In fiscal year 2025, the federal government committed about $793 billion on contracts, a $17.8 billion increase from fiscal year 2024 after adjusting for inflation.
Our interactive dashboard provides details about how the federal government spends contracting dollars. It includes features that allow the public to filter spending by agency. For example, the dashboard can show users the top five products by dollar value purchased by a single civilian agency and compare this information to top product purchases from all civilian agencies.
In fiscal year 2025, drugs and biologicals (medical treatments that can include vaccines, tissue, and other products) were once again the top product purchased by civilian agencies. For defense agencies, fixed-wing aircraft were the top product purchased. And, like last year, professional support services remained the top category of services purchased by defense agencies. But on the civilian side, managed health care was the new top category of spending, replacing professional support services.
Learn more by checking out our updated dashboard here.
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