Federal sub-agency · Department of Transportation

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Aviation Administration obligated $9.5B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 16,558 contract actions (+57% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was HARRIS CORPORATION ($1B). It also awarded $8.3B in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$9.5B
Actions
16.6K
New awards: 4,243
Sole-source
27%
Small business
21%
Open in the contracts explorerRelationship graphFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 3.8BFY2017
  2. 3.8BFY2018
  3. 3.8BFY2019
  4. 4BFY2020
  5. 4.1BFY2021
  6. 4.6BFY2022
  7. 4.9BFY2023
  8. 5.2BFY2024
  9. 6BFY2025
  10. 9.5BFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. HARRIS CORPORATION$1B11%
  2. RAYTHEON COMPANY$676.4M7.2%
  3. ROHDE & SCHWARZ USA, INC.$650.7M6.9%
  4. FREQUENTIS USA, INC$629.2M6.7%
  5. INDRA AIR TRAFFIC, INC.$383.9M4.1%
  6. PTSI MANAGED SERVICES INC$324.1M3.4%
  7. PERATON INC.$316.8M3.4%
  8. CDW GOVERNMENT LLC$221M2.3%
  9. THE MITRE CORPORATION$180.9M1.9%
  10. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$175.3M1.9%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$3B32%
  2. Professional services$2.1B23%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$1.6B17%
  4. Construction & real property$1.1B12%
  5. Equipment maintenance$629.5M6.7%
  6. Facilities & utilities$622.6M6.6%
  7. Research & development$159.2M1.7%
  8. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$100.2M1.1%
  9. Education & social services$71M0.8%
  10. Health & medical$6.9M0.1%
  11. Transportation & logistics$3.5M0.0%
  12. Fuel$185.9K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$2.9B31%
  2. Maryland$1.6B17%
  3. Virginia$923.3M9.8%
  4. Massachusetts$688.5M7.3%
  5. Florida$591.5M6.3%
  6. Oklahoma$578.8M6.1%
  7. Kansas$467.7M4.9%
  8. California$346.8M3.7%
  9. New Jersey$326.8M3.5%
  10. New York$150.5M1.6%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition35%
    US 39% · $3.3B
  • Sole-source awards27%
    US 30% · $2.6B
  • Single-offer competitions7.5%
    US 8.8% · $707.3M
  • Urgency justifications0.3%
    US 5.1% · $29.7M
  • Year-end rush15%
    US 5.6% · $1.4B
  • Undefinitized contracts9.2%
    US 5.0% · $874.5M
  • Time-and-materials pricing22%
    US 4.2% · $2.1B

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

  1. 693KA8 SYSTEM OPERATIONS CONTRACTS$1.5B42%
  2. 693JF9 HEADQUARTERS$288.5M48%
  3. 693KA7 ENROUTE & TERMINAL CONTRACTS$246.9M14%
  4. 6973GH FRANCHISE ACQUISITION SVCS$183.1M20%
  5. 697DCK REGIONAL ACQUISITIONS SVCS$159.5M15%

Contracts terminated for default: 3

Largest awards

  1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER AWARD IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR FTI TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.$2.3B
    HARRIS CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Jul 1, 2021 – Sep 22, 2026· 693KA821F00222
  2. CENTER FOR ADVANCED AVIATION DEVELOPMENT (CAASD) FFRDC MITRE$1.7B
    THE MITRE CORPORATION· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Nov 22, 2016 – Aug 22, 2026· DTFAWA10C00080
  3. DAFIS UDO RECONSTRUCT W/O ADVANCE$1.6B
    HARRIS CORPORATION· Brevard County, FL· Facilities & utilities· Dec 2, 2016 – Sep 10, 2026· DTFA0102D03006CALL0001
  4. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ALL PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND SUPPORT LABOR, MATERIAL, SUPPLIES, MANAGEMENT SERVICES, DATA, AND FACILITIES REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK TO BE ORDERED UNDER TECHNICAL F$1.5B
    PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Nov 21, 2016 – Jun 4, 2026· DTFAWA12C00064
  5. THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER AWARD IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR FTI TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. THIS DELIVERY ORDER SUCCEEDS DELIVERY ORDER 0004 AND DELIVERY ORDER 0015. DELIVERY ORDER 0004, DELIVERY ORDER 0015, AND THIS DELIVERY ORDER COMPRISE THE AGGREGATE OF FTI TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE ORDERS.$1.2B
    HARRIS CORPORATION· Brevard County, FL· IT & telecom· Jan 18, 2017 – Sep 10, 2026· DTFA0102D03006CALL0016
  6. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN THE EN ROUTE AUTOMATION AND MODERNIZATION (ERAM), INCLUDING THE EN ROUTE INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM (ERIDS), AND TO PRODUCE, IMPLEMENT, AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF ERAM/ERIDS SYS$922.1M
    LEIDOS, INC.· Montgomery County, MD· Equipment maintenance· Jun 15, 2021 – Sep 22, 2026· 693KA721C00014
  7. CAASD MUST PROVIDE ESSENTIAL ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT THE FAA IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS MISSION THROUGH A SYSTEMS APPROACH THAT ADDRESSES ALL DIMENSIONS (E.G. POLITICAL, OPERATIONAL, ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL) REQUIRED TO$817.6M
    THE MITRE CORPORATION· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Oct 20, 2021 – Sep 23, 2026· 693KA822C00001
  8. THE T5 CONTRACT WILL SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AVIATION CIP AND CERTAIN REIMBURSABLE PROGRAMS INCLUDING THOSE ARISING FROM AIP APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER DIRECTLY FUNDED AND REIMBURSABLE PROJECTS$726M
    PTSI MANAGED SERVICES INC· District of Columbia, DC· Construction & real property· Mar 30, 2023 – Sep 22, 2026· 693KA923F00076

Federal grants & assistance awarded

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Federal Aviation Administration obligated $8.3B in federal assistance in FY2026, on 6,439 actions (3,728 new awards), −7.8% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 20.116 · Airport Improvement Program ($4.2B).

Assistance · FY2026
$8.3B
New awards
3,728
Actions
6,439
Since FY2021
$49.2B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 10.4BFY2021
  2. 7.8BFY2022
  3. 7.1BFY2023
  4. 6.7BFY2024
  5. 9BFY2025
  6. 8.3BFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$8.3B100%

Top programs

  1. 20.116 · Airport Improvement Program$4.2B51%
  2. 20.117 · Airport Infrastructure Grants$3.3B40%
  3. 20.118 · Airport Terminal Program$855.7M10%
  4. 20.109 · Air Transportation Centers of Excellence$29.9M0.4%
  5. 20.931 · Transportation Planning, Research and Education$1M0.0%
  6. 20.106 · Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs-$160.8M0.0%

Top recipients (organizations)

  1. DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTS OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES$336.9M4.1%
    VAN NUYS, CA
  2. ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC FACILITIES$284.8M3.4%
    JUNEAU, AK
  3. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER$175.7M2.1%
    DENVER, CO
  4. CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION$157M1.9%
    ATLANTA, GA
  5. DADE COUNTY AVIATION$140.2M1.7%
    MIAMI, FL
  6. CITY OF AUSTIN AVIATION DEPARTMENT$133.9M1.6%
    AUSTIN, TX
  7. CITY OF CHICAGO$130M1.6%
    SPRINGFIELD, IL
  8. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$108.9M1.3%
    AUSTIN, TX

Where it went

  1. California$763.3M9.2%
  2. Texas$658.3M8.0%
  3. Florida$647.5M7.8%
  4. Colorado$340.5M4.1%
  5. Alaska$298.2M3.6%
  6. North Carolina$283.9M3.4%
  7. Georgia$269.6M3.3%
  8. Illinois$251.2M3.0%
  9. Michigan$228.9M2.8%
  10. New York$214.2M2.6%

By state of the place of performance.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Subawards under this agency's awards

First-tier subawards that recipients of this agency's contracts and financial assistance reported, by the fiscal year of the subaward.

FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $492M (382 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $304.8M (811 subawards)

530 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. INGENUITE, INC$147.2M18%
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK · 3 subawards
  2. J & J MAINTENANCE INC$36M4.5%
    MCLEAN, VA · 8 subawards
  3. CROWN INNOVATIONS, INC.$34.3M4.3%
    ARLINGTON, VA · 2 subawards
  4. EIZO INC.$33.2M4.2%
    CYPRESS, CA · 2 subawards
  5. RFHIC CORPORATION$24.1M3.0%
    GWACHEON-SI, GY · 2 subawards
  6. ARINC INCORPORATED$17.5M2.2%
    ANNAPOLIS, MD · 12 subawards
  7. DTIS, LLC$16.1M2.0%
    NOKESVILLE, VA · 9 subawards
  8. NEW HORIZONS TELECOM INC.$15.7M2.0%
    PALMER, AK · 2 subawards
  9. CITY OF HICKORY$13.9M1.7%
    HICKORY, NC · 8 subawards
  10. SYSTEM ONE HOLDINGS, LLC$12.6M1.6%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 1 subaward

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Who lobbies this agency

Organizations whose quarterly lobbying reports list this agency as contacted, ranked by the reports' spending. A report's amount covers all its issues and every agency it lists; reports do not split it.

Lobbying in 2026
$153M
Clients
258
Reports
468

The whole amount of every report that lists this agency.

Organizations lobbying it, 2026

  1. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.$36.7M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Budget and appropriations, Transportation
  2. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS$15.5M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Labor issues, antitrust and workplace
  3. Amazon.com Services LLCAI match · 100%$8.7M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Budget and appropriations, Transportation
  4. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATIONAI match · 100%$6.8M
    0.4% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Budget and appropriations, Transportation, Defense
  5. AT&T Services, Inc.AI match · 94%$5.9M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic and foreign), Telecommunications
  6. WALMART INC.$5.4M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Budget and appropriations, Transportation
  7. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONALAI match · 100%$3.5M
    0.3% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Budget and appropriations, Transportation, Defense
  8. UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)$3.4M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Transportation, Homeland security
  9. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.AI match · 100%$3.3M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Budget and appropriations, Transportation, Defense
  10. Delta Air Lines, Inc.AI match · 100%$3.2M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Budget and appropriations, Homeland security
  11. AMERICAN AIRLINES INC.AI match · 100%$2.5M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Miscellaneous tariff bills, Financial institutions, investments and securities
  12. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVESAI match · 100%$2.4M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Budget and appropriations, Homeland security
  13. Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (d/b/a Airlines for America)$2.1M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Aviation, aircraft and airlines
  14. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYAI match · 100%$1.9M
    0.5% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Budget and appropriations, Transportation, Defense
  15. SIEMENS CORPORATIONAI match · 98%$1.8M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Budget and appropriations, Transportation, Trade (domestic and foreign)

14 more clients ($850.4K) are counted but not named: their names may be a person's.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Oct 5, 2026.

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 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.