Federal department or agency

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission obligated $161.9M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 674 contract actions (+144% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was CHENEGA AGILE REAL-TIME SOLUTIONS LLC ($16.9M). It also awarded $10.1B in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$161.9M
Actions
674
New awards: 141
Sole-source
30%
Small business
59%
Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 117.3MFY2017
  2. 93.7MFY2018
  3. 196.5MFY2019
  4. 196MFY2020
  5. 345.8MFY2021
  6. 234.9MFY2022
  7. 370.7MFY2023
  8. 156.3MFY2024
  9. 66.4MFY2025
  10. 161.9MFY2026

Sub-agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Federal Communications Commission$161.9M100%

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. CHENEGA AGILE REAL-TIME SOLUTIONS LLC$16.9M10%
  2. SOFT TECH CONSULTING, INC.$15.6M9.6%
  3. SECURIGENCE LLC$12M7.4%
  4. ERNST & YOUNG LLP$10.5M6.5%
  5. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$10.2M6.3%
  6. COSTQUEST ASSOCIATES LLC$9.3M5.8%
  7. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS LLC$8.8M5.5%
  8. POWER AUCTIONS LLC$8.1M5.0%
  9. GOVCONNECTION INC$6.7M4.1%
  10. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$5.8M3.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$126.9M78%
  2. Professional services$25M15%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$4.2M2.6%
  4. Facilities & utilities$3.9M2.4%
  5. Construction & real property$1.1M0.7%
  6. Transportation & logistics$330.2K0.2%
  7. Equipment maintenance$297.3K0.2%
  8. Health & medical$134.6K0.1%
  9. Education & social services$59.6K0.0%
  10. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$42.8K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$83.4M52%
  2. Maryland$20.1M12%
  3. District of Columbia$14.4M8.9%
  4. New York$11.5M7.1%
  5. Ohio$10.5M6.5%
  6. Kentucky$8.9M5.5%
  7. California$4.2M2.6%
  8. Minnesota$1.7M1.1%
  9. Florida$1.7M1.1%
  10. Georgia$1.1M0.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition48%
    US 39% · $78.2M
  • Sole-source awards30%
    US 30% · $48M
  • Single-offer competitions19%
    US 8.8% · $30.3M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush19%
    US 5.6% · $30.4M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing1.1%
    US 4.2% · $1.7M

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. FCC$48M30%
    Federal Communications Commission

Largest awards

  1. USAC ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS$174.1M
    UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPANY· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jan 1, 2022 – Aug 17, 2026· 273FCC22C0008
  2. INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM SUPPORT ITSS$52.2M
    SOFT TECH CONSULTING, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Jan 17, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026· 273FCC23F0016
  3. NAICS: 541611S - PSC: R710 - GSA MOBIS SIN 874-1$49.5M
    ERNST & YOUNG LLP· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jan 10, 2017 – Aug 20, 2026· FCC17G0018
  4. BROADBAND LOCATION SERVICEABLE FABRIC$38.8M
    COSTQUEST ASSOCIATES LLC· Hamilton County, OH· IT & telecom· Nov 9, 2021 – Jul 15, 2026· 273FCC22C0001
  5. SUPPLY CHAIN FUNDS REIMBURSEMENT ADMINISTRATOR$30M
    ERNST & YOUNG LLP· New York County, NY· Professional services· May 1, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026· 273FCC24F0052
  6. USAC EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND$25.1M
    UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPANY· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Aug 18, 2023 – Apr 2, 2026· 273FCC23C0013
  7. OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SERVICES (OISS)$24.6M
    EVOKE RESEARCH AND CONSULTING, LLC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· May 5, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026· 273FCC23F0062
  8. DATA CENTER OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) SUPPORT$24.4M
    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION· Montgomery County, MD· IT & telecom· Sep 27, 2022 – Mar 23, 2026· 273FCC22F0168

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 Communications Commission obligated $10.1B in federal assistance in FY2026, on 164,218 actions (107,304 new awards), +60% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries ($4.8B).

Assistance · FY2026
$10.1B
New awards
107,304
Actions
164.2K
Since FY2021
$72.9B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 7.4BFY2021
  2. 20.8BFY2022
  3. 12.9BFY2023
  4. 15.5BFY2024
  5. 6.3BFY2025
  6. 10.1BFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$10.1B100%

Top programs

  1. 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries$4.8B48%
  2. 32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost$3.5B35%
  3. 32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline$1.1B11%
  4. 32.005 · Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care$592.7M5.9%
  5. 32.009 · Emergency Connectivity Fund Program$107.6K0.0%
  6. 32.007 · Connected Care Pilot Program-$4.5M0.0%
  7. 32.008 · Affordable Connectivity Program-$5.5M0.0%
  8. 32.010 · Supply Chain Reimbursement Program-$17.6M0.0%

Top recipients (organizations)

  1. GCI COMMUNICATION CORP.$918.5M9.1%
    ANCHORAGE, AK
  2. NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS SERVICES, INC.$442.6M4.4%
    ATLANTA, GA
  3. CROWN CASTLE FIBER LLC$305.1M3.0%
    HOUSTON, TX
  4. AIR VOICE WIRELESS LLC$281.9M2.8%
    HOUSTON, TX
  5. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING LLC$161.9M1.6%
    SAINT LOUIS, MO
  6. NETSYNC NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.$155M1.5%
    HOUSTON, TX
  7. CDW GOVERNMENT LLC$138.1M1.4%
    VERNON HILLS, IL
  8. COMCAST BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC$135M1.3%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA

Where it went

  1. Alaska$1.2B11%
  2. California$874.4M8.7%
  3. Texas$543.3M5.4%
  4. New York$429.5M4.3%
  5. Mississippi$349.7M3.5%
  6. Michigan$288.3M2.9%
  7. Florida$272.5M2.7%
  8. Illinois$261.4M2.6%
  9. North Carolina$252M2.5%
  10. Georgia$244.1M2.4%

By state of the place of performance.

Sub-agencies

  1. Federal Communications Commission$10.1B100%

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: $2.4M (9 subawards)

8 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$650K28%
    ROCHESTER, NY · 1 subaward
  2. NUVITEK LLC$427.8K18%
    CHANTILLY, VA · 2 subawards
  3. EMPRATA LLC$313.5K13%
    FAIRFAX, VA · 1 subaward
  4. PEARL INTERACTIVE NETWORK LLC$248.4K11%
    ATLANTA, GA · 1 subaward
  5. COLLINS CONSULTING INC$244.6K10%
    SCHAUMBURG, IL · 1 subaward
  6. GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY$232.3K9.9%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  7. VANTAGE POINT CONSULTING INC.$195K8.3%
    PORTLAND, OR · 1 subaward
  8. DLT SOLUTIONS, LLC$42.1K1.8%
    HERNDON, VA · 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
$199.7M
Clients
237
Reports
405

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 · Telecommunications, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Budget and appropriations
  2. META PLATFORMS, INC.$13.1M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Telecommunications, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic and foreign)
  3. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANYAI match · 100%$11.4M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Budget and appropriations, Trade (domestic and foreign)
  4. Amazon.com Services LLCAI match · 100%$8.7M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Telecommunications, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Budget and appropriations
  5. AARP$7.9M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Telecommunications, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Budget and appropriations
  6. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION$6.5M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Telecommunications, Communications, broadcasting, radio and TV, Homeland security
  7. Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyAI match · 100%$6.4M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Telecommunications, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic and foreign)
  8. THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99%$5.2M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic and foreign), Labor issues, antitrust and workplace
  9. MICROSOFT CORPORATIONAI match · 99%$5.1M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Telecommunications, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic and foreign)
  10. NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL$5M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Telecommunications, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Labor issues, antitrust and workplace
  11. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.AI match · 100%$5M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Communications, broadcasting, radio and TV
  12. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATIONAI match · 100%$4.3M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Telecommunications, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Budget and appropriations
  13. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONALAI match · 100%$3.5M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Budget and appropriations, Trade (domestic and foreign)
  14. QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDAI match · 100%$2.9M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Telecommunications, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Budget and appropriations
  15. APPLE INC.AI match · 99%$2.7M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Telecommunications, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic and foreign)

16 more clients ($1.7M) 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.