Federal agency

Department of Justice

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

Federal agency · top-tier · the money flowing out to recipients.

$12B
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
275
Recipients
60,192
Awards
9
Sub-agencies

In FY2026, the Department of Justice obligated $12B in federal awards to 275 recipients across 60,192 awards. Its largest recipient was Metropolitan Security Services, Inc., with 4% of the total. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money goes

Source
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
TOP RECIPIENTS
Department of Justice
$12B
FY2026 obligated
Metropolitan Security
$0.5B
Corecivic,
$0.3B
Naphcare
$0.2B
The Geo Group,
$0.2B
Mckesson
$0.2B
270 other recipients
$10.6B
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Recipient breakdown available for 45% of obligations shown

How it spends

awards by typeComputed
49,624contracts
8,339grants
2,229contract vehicles

Sub-agencies

Offices, Boards and Divisions$2.9B
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$2.9B
Federal Bureau of Investigation$2.3B
U.S. Marshals Service$1.7B
Office of Justice Programs$698.6M
Drug Enforcement Administration$583.5M
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division$482.7M
Federal Prison Industries / Unicor$306.4M
Office of the Inspector General$11.2M

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01

Obligations by year

Computed
$13.2B
FY20
$12.6B
FY21
$15.5B
FY22
$16.1B
FY23
$14.3B
FY24
$11.4B
FY25
$12B
FY26 partial
▼ 14%
FY20 to FY25

Awards

Source

Congressional oversight

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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