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DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY

DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY obligated $189.6M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 279 contract actions (−24% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MULLENLOWE US INC ($54.1M).

Obligations · FY2026
$189.6M
Actions
279
New awards: 110
Sole-source
33%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 135.2MFY2017
  2. 175.9MFY2018
  3. 195.7MFY2019
  4. 210.2MFY2020
  5. 226MFY2021
  6. 247.4MFY2022
  7. 282.1MFY2023
  8. 295.4MFY2024
  9. 248.7MFY2025
  10. 189.6MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MULLENLOWE US INC$54.1M29%
  2. INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INC$41.4M22%
  3. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$7.5M4.0%
  4. GOLDBELT APEX, LLC$5.9M3.1%
  5. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$5.3M2.8%
  6. RAPE, ABUSE AND INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK RAINN$5.2M2.7%
  7. TRIPOINT SOLUTIONS, LLC$4.9M2.6%
  8. AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION$4.7M2.5%
  9. INTERACTIVE GOVERNMENT HOLDINGS, INC.$4.4M2.3%
  10. ADERAS INC$4M2.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$96.8M51%
  2. Education & social services$52.8M28%
  3. IT & telecom$37.4M20%
  4. Research & development$2.2M1.2%
  5. Equipment maintenance$320K0.2%
  6. Construction & real property$95.1K0.1%
  7. Other equipment & supplies$41.9K0.0%
  8. Transportation & logistics$0.030.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$127.3M67%
  2. District of Columbia$45.6M24%
  3. Maryland$7.3M3.8%
  4. Florida$6.3M3.3%
  5. California$2M1.1%
  6. Oregon$1.5M0.8%
  7. Kansas$1.2M0.6%
  8. Minnesota$276.8K0.1%
  9. Texas$86.3K0.0%
  10. Georgia$0.010.0%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition46%
    US 39% · $86.3M
  • Sole-source awards33%
    US 30% · $62.3M
  • Single-offer competitions13%
    US 8.8% · $24M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 5.6% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing3.3%
    US 4.2% · $6.2M

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. BOREN FLAGSHIP$117.1M
    INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INC· Alexandria city, VA· Education & social services· Mar 30, 2021 – May 5, 2026· H9821021C0002
  2. PROJECT LTC GRANT$69.6M
    INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INC· Alexandria city, VA· Education & social services· Mar 30, 2023 – Mar 27, 2026· H9821023C0010
  3. BOREN FLAGSHIP GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.$61.9M
    INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INC· District of Columbia, DC· Education & social services· May 1, 2025 – May 27, 2026· H9821025CE007
  4. SAFE HELPLINE SUPPORT SERVICES$39.8M
    RAPE, ABUSE AND INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK RAINN· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· May 18, 2023 – Mar 31, 2026· H9821023C0011
  5. MEDIA PLACEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES$30.5M
    MULLENLOWE US INC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Mar 12, 2026 – Mar 12, 2026· H9821026FE046
  6. SOFTWARE INTEGRATION AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL DATA SYSTEM (DCPDS) SUSTAINMENT$28.2M
    LEIDOS, INC.· Harris County, TX· IT & telecom· Sep 24, 2021 – May 21, 2026· H9821021C0008
  7. SAFE HELPLINE SUPPORT SERVICES$24.4M
    RAPE, ABUSE AND INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK RAINN· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· May 24, 2018 – Dec 12, 2025· H9821018C0013
  8. DMDC ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE COMMERCIAL IT SUPPORT SERVICES$20.2M
    ADERAS INC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Jun 23, 2022 – Jun 10, 2026· H9821022F0173

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.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.