Scope
Federal Procurement Reports provide contract data that may be used for geographical, market, and socio-economic analysis, as well as for measuring and assessing the impact of acquisition policy and management improvements.
In Fiscal Year 2010, the top five departments by dollars obligated were:
- Department of Defense ($365.9 bn)
- Department of Energy ($25.7 bn)
- Health and Human Services ($19.0 bn)
- General Services Administration ($17.6 bn)
- NASA ($16.0 bn).
The Top 100 Contractors Report for Fiscal Year 2009 lists contracts totalling $294.6 billion, the top five comprising aerospace and defense contractors:
- Lockheed Martin ($38.5 bn)
- Boeing ($22.0 bn)
- Northrop Grumman ($19.7 bn)
- General Dynamics ($16.4 bn)
- Raytheon ($16.1 bn)
In the same period, small business contracts totalled $96.8 billion.
Read more about this topic: Government Procurement In The United States
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