Federal department or agency
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency obligated $10.3M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 50 contract actions (+124% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was SMARTRONIX, LLC ($4M).
- Obligations · FY2026
- $10.3M
- Actions
- 50
- New awards: 18
- Sole-source
- 57%
- Small business
- 57%
Spending by fiscal year
Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).
- 1.3MFY2017
- 759.3KFY2018
- 825KFY2019
- 7.2MFY2020
- 1.6MFY2021
- 3MFY2022
- 2.8MFY2023
- 2.2MFY2024
- 4.6MFY2025
- 10.3MFY2026
Sub-agencies
Obligations in FY2026.
Top recipients
Obligations in FY2026.
- SMARTRONIX, LLC$4M39%
- I3 LLC$2.2M22%
- ELDER RESEARCH, INC.$1.8M17%
- EKIN SOLUTIONS INC.$1.6M15%
- CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$348.9K3.4%
- 5 NINES CONSULTING LLC$69.8K0.7%
- PROMETHEUS DIGITAL LLC$57.4K0.6%
- WINGSWEPT, LLC$52.9K0.5%
- FEDERAL RESOURCES CORPORATION$46.4K0.4%
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP$38.4K0.4%
What was bought · Where the work was performed
Obligations in FY2026.
What was bought
- IT & telecom$10.3M99%
- Research & development$49.3K0.5%
- Equipment maintenance$10.7K0.1%
Where the work was performed
- District of Columbia$6.3M61%
- Virginia$4M39%
Integrity signals
Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.
- Low competition61%US 39% · $6.3M
- Sole-source awards57%US 30% · $5.8M
- Single-offer competitions4.4%US 8.7% · $451K
- Urgency justifications0.0%US 5.1% · $0
- Year-end rush2.9%US 6.0% · $298.2K
- Undefinitized contracts0.7%US 5.0% · $69.8K
- Time-and-materials pricing39%US 4.2% · $4M
A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.
Offices with the most sole-source money
- Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
Largest awards
- IT SUPPORT SERVICES$1.6MEKIN SOLUTIONS INC.· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Nov 17, 2025 – Sep 25, 2026· 9531BL26P0002
- CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Sep 4, 2026 – Sep 4, 2026· 9531BL26F0007
- 5NINES SERVICE AGREEMENT$69.8K5 NINES CONSULTING LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Mar 5, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026· 9531BL26P0079
- GRANICUS ANNUAL RENEWAL$57.7KCARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Feb 3, 2026 – Feb 3, 2026· 9531BL26F0001
- CAPS TRIAGE CONTRACT, CONTINUED COMPUTER/PLATFORM/SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE EXISTING CAPS SYSTEM.$57.4KPROMETHEUS DIGITAL LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 15, 2026· 9531BL26F0003
Committees that oversee and fund it
Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.
…
Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.