Agencies / Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Federal agency · top-tier · the money flowing out to recipients.
$456.8B
obligated · FY2024
705
recipients
Obligations by year
≈ computed$467.2B
FY23
$456.8B
FY24
$501.5B
FY25
▲ 7%
since FY23
Where this money goes
✓ from sourceDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
TOP RECIPIENTS
Department of Defense
$456.8B
FY2024 obligated
Lockheed Martin
$49.3B
RTX
$23.1B
The Boeing
$22.2B
General Dynamics
$18.9B
Northrop Grumman
$15.7B
700 other recipients
$327.6B
What it funds
No categories recorded.
Top recipients
Largest awards
awarded 2016$51.3B
awarded 2017$35.1B
awarded 2017$34.9B
awarded 2001$34.2B
awarded 2011$32B
awarded 2017$31B
awarded 2019$30.1B
The agency’s biggest individual awards by total value, largest first.
Congressional oversight
House Committee on AppropriationsHouse Committee on Armed ServicesSenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Committee on Armed Services
≈ inferred the congressional committees whose jurisdiction covers this agency (curated). Oversight is context, not control, and not a claim of influence over any award.
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