Federal sub-agency · Department of Transportation

Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation

Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation obligated $285.6M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 1,678 contract actions (+14% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY ($33.4M). It also awarded $834.6M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$285.6M
Actions
1,678
New awards: 350
Sole-source
39%
Small business
47%
Open in the contracts explorerRelationship graphFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 380MFY2017
  2. 337.6MFY2018
  3. 271.2MFY2019
  4. 237.1MFY2020
  5. 201MFY2021
  6. 242.7MFY2022
  7. 228.2MFY2023
  8. 234.7MFY2024
  9. 249.7MFY2025
  10. 285.6MFY2026
  11. -27KFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY$33.4M12%
  2. KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC$27M9.4%
  3. SHIELDS POINT LLC$18.7M6.5%
  4. EMCOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC$16.5M5.8%
  5. THE MITRE CORPORATION$10.2M3.6%
  6. KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC$9.2M3.2%
  7. MACROSYS, LLC$8.6M3.0%
  8. FORENSIC DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING LLC$8.6M3.0%
  9. GUIDEHOUSE INC.$8.1M2.8%
  10. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$7.4M2.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$112.7M39%
  2. IT & telecom$38.9M14%
  3. Transportation & logistics$33.6M12%
  4. Facilities & utilities$31.4M11%
  5. Construction & real property$20.9M7.3%
  6. Research & development$16.2M5.7%
  7. Other equipment & supplies$10.4M3.6%
  8. Equipment maintenance$9.6M3.4%
  9. Health & medical$9.5M3.3%
  10. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$1.3M0.4%
  11. Education & social services$1.1M0.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$193.4M68%
  2. Massachusetts$54.7M19%
  3. Virginia$10.6M3.7%
  4. New York$5.3M1.9%
  5. California$5.3M1.9%
  6. Texas$4.4M1.5%
  7. New Hampshire$1.7M0.6%
  8. Alabama$1.5M0.5%
  9. Maryland$1.4M0.5%
  10. Michigan$1.3M0.5%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition48%
    US 39% · $137.7M
  • Sole-source awards39%
    US 30% · $110.5M
  • Single-offer competitions9.5%
    US 8.7% · $27.2M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $29.7K
  • Year-end rush20%
    US 6.1% · $57.1M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing22%
    US 4.2% · $63.1M

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. 693JK4 OST$98.5M50%
  2. 6913G6 VOLPE NATL. TRANS. SYS CNTR$12M14%

Largest awards

  1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS THAT THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES THE MEANS TO OBTAIN SPECIFIC TRANSIT BENEFITS WITHIN THE NATIONAL CAPITOL REGION (NCR) THROUGH THE SMART BENEFIT PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK.$97.5M
    WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY· District of Columbia, DC· Transportation & logistics· Nov 16, 2021 – Sep 21, 2026· 693JK422F9550005
  2. NEW GUARD CONTRACT FY2024-FY2028, FOR SERVICES AT: (1) 1200 NEW JERSEY AVE, S.E., WASHINGTON, DC 20590 2) 800 INDEPENDENCE AVE, S.W., WASHINGTON, DC 20591 3) 600 INDEPENDENCE AVE, S.W., WASHINGTON, DC 20597$41.1M
    BERING STRAITS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Facilities & utilities· Oct 26, 2023 – Dec 3, 2025· 693JK424C500002
  3. N.T.E. $150M DIRECTED AWARDS TO FIVE (5) TMIS MULTIPLE AWARDEES FOR AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT.$22.2M
    SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· May 9, 2019 – Oct 16, 2025· DTRTVT2006
  4. VOLPE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SERVICES. AWARDED WITH $0 OBLIGATED, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FY23 FUNDS.$20.7M
    SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION· Middlesex County, MA· IT & telecom· Sep 28, 2022 – Sep 28, 2026· 6913G622F50047N
  5. NEW GUARD CONTRACT FY2024-FY2028$18.7M
    SHIELDS POINT LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Facilities & utilities· Dec 1, 2025 – Sep 11, 2026· 693JK426F65002N
  6. TO ACQUIRE ELECTRICITY FOR DOT HQ BUILDING UNDER AREA WIDE CONTRACT 47PA0420D0064$16.8M
    POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO· District of Columbia, DC· Facilities & utilities· May 11, 2021 – Apr 22, 2026· 693JK421F5500006
  7. AUDIT SERVICES FOR DOT AND FAA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ESC SSAE NO 18 ATTESTATION ENGAGEMENT, AND DOT DATA ACT$15.9M
    KPMG LLP· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Feb 8, 2021 – Jun 26, 2026· 693JK421F7500003
  8. ATEPS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE BROADCAST (ADSB), AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE RE-BROADCAST (ADS-R); TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICES BROADCAST (TIS-B), FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICES BROADCAST (FIS-B); SPACE-BASED ADS-B; AND INTEGRATION OF THESE NEW SERVICES/SYSTEMS INTO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS).$14.5M
    SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Dec 7, 2017 – Oct 7, 2025· 6913G618F400019

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.

Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation obligated $834.6M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 1,880 actions (310 new awards), −6.8% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 20.901 · Payments for Essential Air Services ($680.5M).

Assistance · FY2026
$834.6M
New awards
310
Actions
1,880
Since FY2021
$4.6B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 808.9MFY2021
  2. 666.9MFY2022
  3. 673.9MFY2023
  4. 716.3MFY2024
  5. 895.8MFY2025
  6. 834.6MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$680.5M82%
  2. Grants$154.2M18%

Top programs

  1. 20.901 · Payments for Essential Air Services$680.5M82%
  2. 20.943 · Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program$54.2M6.5%
  3. 20.945 · Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance$41M4.9%
  4. 20.944 · Autonomous Vehicle Research in Rural Communities Program$25M3.0%
  5. 20.223 · Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program$11.8M1.4%
  6. 20.701 · University Transportation Centers Program$7.8M0.9%
  7. 20.950 · Bridge and Other Transportation Infrastructure Research Program$7M0.8%
  8. 20.941 · Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program$3.6M0.4%

Top recipients (organizations)

  1. SKYWEST AIRLINES INC$280.1M34%
    SAINT GEORGE, UT
  2. KEY LIME AIR CORPORATION$72.1M8.6%
    ENGLEWOOD, CO
  3. CORPORATE FLIGHT MANAGEMENT, INC.$65.8M7.9%
    SMYRNA, TN
  4. HYANNIS AIR SERVICE INC$47.8M5.7%
    HYANNIS, MA
  5. ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.$21.3M2.6%
    SEATTLE, WA
  6. SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS LLC$20.2M2.4%
    FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
  7. GRANT AVIATION, INC$16.1M1.9%
    ANCHORAGE, AK
  8. ADVANCED AIR LLC$15.4M1.8%
    HAWTHORNE, CA

Where it went

  1. Alaska$69.2M8.3%
  2. Michigan$57.7M6.9%
  3. Nebraska$39M4.7%
  4. Iowa$35.8M4.3%
  5. New York$35.1M4.2%
  6. Montana$34.4M4.1%
  7. Kansas$34.1M4.1%
  8. Maine$31.1M3.7%
  9. West Virginia$31M3.7%
  10. Minnesota$30.4M3.6%

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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 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: $4.3M (62 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $33.9M (64 subawards)

71 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. SEATTLE, CITY OF$6.5M17%
    SEATTLE, WA · 1 subaward
  2. PURDUE UNIVERSITY$2.9M7.5%
    WEST LAFAYETTE, IN · 2 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT$2.2M5.8%
    STORRS, CT · 1 subaward
  4. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM$2M5.3%
    ROLLA, MO · 2 subawards
  5. MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$1.5M3.9%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 2 subawards
  6. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA$1.2M3.0%
    TUSCALOOSA, AL · 2 subawards
  7. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$1.1M2.8%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 1 subaward
  8. SWIFTFORE, INC.$1.1M2.8%
    LAUREL, MD · 5 subawards
  9. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS$1M2.7%
    RICHARDSON, TX · 1 subaward
  10. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$904.3K2.4%
    FORT COLLINS, CO · 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.