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DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY

DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY obligated $639.2M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 712 contract actions (−41% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. ($140.5M).

Obligations · FY2026
$639.2M
Actions
712
New awards: 48
Sole-source
15%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 725MFY2017
  2. 758.3MFY2018
  3. 855.4MFY2019
  4. 853.1MFY2020
  5. 829.9MFY2021
  6. 863.3MFY2022
  7. 1.2BFY2023
  8. 1.2BFY2024
  9. 1.1BFY2025
  10. 639.2MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.$140.5M22%
  2. CACI NSS, LLC$32.5M5.1%
  3. PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.$32.5M5.1%
  4. LEIDOS, INC.$31.5M4.9%
  5. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$29.7M4.7%
  6. TEKSYNAP CORPORATION$25.8M4.0%
  7. ARSERVICES, LIMITED$25M3.9%
  8. LEIDOS, INC.$23.7M3.7%
  9. TECHTRANS INTERNATIONAL INC$18.3M2.9%
  10. SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC.$16.5M2.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$255.5M40%
  2. Professional services$232.2M36%
  3. IT & telecom$91.9M14%
  4. Education & social services$30.5M4.8%
  5. Transportation & logistics$18.7M2.9%
  6. Facilities & utilities$4.5M0.7%
  7. Construction & real property$1.8M0.3%
  8. Equipment maintenance$1.4M0.2%
  9. Health & medical$1.4M0.2%
  10. Other equipment & supplies$1.2M0.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$452.2M71%
  2. New Mexico$61.4M9.6%
  3. North Carolina$28.9M4.5%
  4. Abroad$28.3M4.4%
  5. Texas$19.3M3.0%
  6. Ohio$15.5M2.4%
  7. Colorado$13.3M2.1%
  8. California$12.5M2.0%
  9. Alaska$2.4M0.4%
  10. Massachusetts$1.5M0.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition45%
    US 39% · $290.4M
  • Sole-source awards15%
    US 30% · $98.6M
  • Single-offer competitions30%
    US 8.7% · $191.8M
  • Urgency justifications0.3%
    US 5.1% · $1.8M
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing4.2%
    US 4.2% · $27.1M

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

Largest awards

  1. PROFESSIONAL AND ANALYTICAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF COUNTERING AND DETERRENCE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION$329.4M
    CACI NSS, LLC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Jun 15, 2023 – May 11, 2026· HDTRA123F0020
  2. MISSION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES$243.6M
    BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Jul 20, 2023 – Jun 10, 2026· HDTRA123F0021
  3. ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES$234M
    NOBLIS, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· May 12, 2021 – Mar 18, 2026· HDTRA121F0033
  4. COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ANALYSIS AND PLANNING TOOL DEVELOPMENT$171.2M
    APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.· Wake County, NC· Research & development· Mar 29, 2019 – May 5, 2026· HDTRA119F0005
  5. RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES$166.7M
    SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Jul 7, 2021 – Jun 4, 2026· HDTRA121C0054
  6. DTRA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMATIC ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES$151.9M
    ARSERVICES, LIMITED· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· May 11, 2021 – Jun 2, 2026· HDTRA121C0042
  7. TRANSIT, LOGISTICS, AND INTERPRETATION SUPPORT SERVICES$124.7M
    CULMEN INTERNATIONAL, LLC· Fairfax County, VA· Transportation & logistics· Jan 16, 2019 – Apr 29, 2026· HDTRA119F0019
  8. VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT SUPPORT$100.2M
    PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· May 22, 2023 – Jun 2, 2026· HDTRA123F0050

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.