WhereTaxMoneyGoesDepartment of Defense (DOD): federal spending, contracts and grants
In fiscal year 2026, Department of Defense reported $1.47 trillion in obligations and $1.28 trillion in outlays, about 16.2% of all budgetary resources tracked on USAspending. Below: where its award money went, who received the most, and how its spending has changed since FY 2017.
For reasons of national security, Department of Defense (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and DOD itself) contract and IDV data is subject to a 90-day publication delay (i.e., DOD procurement awards cannot be published until 90 days have elapsed after the award Action Date). Other DOD data (including financial assistance and account data) are not subject to this delay. Read more about this delay on our About the Data page.
FY 2026 figures are still being reported by agencies and will change as late submissions arrive.
Mission
The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country.
How DOD awarded money in FY 2026
Award obligations are the part of an agency's spending that goes out as contracts, grants, loans, direct payments and other awards to outside recipients. The rest pays for salaries, internal operations and transfers that are not awards.
| Award type | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts | $438.2 billion | |
| Grants | $9.5 billion | |
| Other assistance | $895.6 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
FY 2026 obligations of $1.47 trillion were up 1% from FY 2025 ($1.45 trillion) and compare with $1.01 trillion in FY 2017.
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| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $1.47 trillion |
| FY 2025 | $1.45 trillion |
| FY 2024 | $1.39 trillion |
| FY 2023 | $1.33 trillion |
| FY 2022 | $1.19 trillion |
| FY 2021 | $1.15 trillion |
| FY 2020 | $1.13 trillion |
| FY 2019 | $1.15 trillion |
| FY 2018 | $1.09 trillion |
| FY 2017 | $1.01 trillion |
Top recipients, FY 2026
Ranked by award obligations from DOD. "Multiple recipients" groups aggregated or redacted records, such as payments to individuals.
| # | Recipient | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Grand Prairie) | $18.8 billion | |
| 2 | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Fort Worth) | $15.3 billion | |
| 3 | Electric Boat Corporation | $12.9 billion | |
| 4 | Raytheon Company | $11.3 billion | |
| 5 | RTX Corporation | $10.0 billion | |
| 6 | The Boeing Company | $9.2 billion | |
| 7 | Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp | $6.6 billion | |
| 8 | The Boeing Company | $6.4 billion | |
| 9 | Humana Government Business INC | $5.6 billion | |
| 10 | Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp | $5.6 billion |
Top states, FY 2026
By place of performance — where the work is done or the money is used.
| # | State | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | $53.1 billion | |
| 2 | Virginia | $45.0 billion | |
| 3 | California | $33.3 billion | |
| 4 | Connecticut | $27.1 billion | |
| 5 | Arizona | $25.8 billion | |
| 6 | Florida | $24.0 billion | |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | $24.0 billion | |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $19.0 billion | |
| 9 | Maryland | $16.1 billion | |
| 10 | Alabama | $14.7 billion |
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Source data last updated November 4, 2026 · Imported November 6, 2026 · Dollar figures are nominal and rounded. How these numbers are calculated · Report a problem