Federal department or agency

Social Security Administration

Social Security Administration obligated $2B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 2,416 contract actions (+15% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was LEIDOS, INC. ($242.2M). It also awarded $1.6T in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$2B
Actions
2,416
New awards: 1,097
Sole-source
17%
Small business
31%
Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.4BFY2017
  2. 1.5BFY2018
  3. 1.6BFY2019
  4. 2BFY2020
  5. 1.7BFY2021
  6. 1.9BFY2022
  7. 1.9BFY2023
  8. 1.9BFY2024
  9. 1.7BFY2025
  10. 2BFY2026

Sub-agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Social Security Administration$2B100%

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. LEIDOS, INC.$242.2M12%
  2. FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.$196M9.8%
  3. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$173.6M8.7%
  4. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$171.2M8.5%
  5. CGI FEDERAL INC.$129.3M6.4%
  6. EQUIFAX WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LLC$86.2M4.3%
  7. CA, INC.$56.9M2.8%
  8. DELL MARKETING L.P.$46.6M2.3%
  9. NCS TECHNOLOGIES INC$46.2M2.3%
  10. FEDTEC LLC$39M1.9%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$1.6B78%
  2. Professional services$295.3M15%
  3. Health & medical$65.8M3.3%
  4. Facilities & utilities$37M1.8%
  5. Equipment maintenance$16.5M0.8%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$6.9M0.3%
  7. Transportation & logistics$6.3M0.3%
  8. Construction & real property$4.7M0.2%
  9. Education & social services$1.4M0.1%
  10. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$85.4K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$926.6M46%
  2. Virginia$519.6M26%
  3. New York$155.5M7.8%
  4. Texas$99.1M4.9%
  5. California$89.9M4.5%
  6. Georgia$26.9M1.3%
  7. Florida$21.5M1.1%
  8. Colorado$19.6M1.0%
  9. Minnesota$17.7M0.9%
  10. Missouri$13.2M0.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition27%
    US 39% · $535.5M
  • Sole-source awards17%
    US 30% · $345.1M
  • Single-offer competitions9.5%
    US 8.8% · $190.4M
  • Urgency justifications0.9%
    US 5.1% · $18.6M
  • Year-end rush35%
    US 5.6% · $708.9M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.1%
    US 5.0% · $1.2M
  • Time-and-materials pricing1.0%
    US 4.2% · $20.2M

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. SSA OFC OF ACQUISITION GRANTS$345.1M17%
    Social Security Administration

Largest awards

  1. ITSSC TASK ORDER FOR SYSTEMS$1.3B
    LEIDOS, INC.· Baltimore city, MD· IT & telecom· Jun 30, 2022 – Sep 29, 2026· 28321322FDS030130
  2. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ESTABLISH A SINGLE-AWARD DELIVERY ORDER BASE PLUS FOUR 1YEAR OPTION PERIODS FOR THE RENEWAL OF IBM SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND THE PURCHASE OF MORE ADDITIONAL IBM SOFTWARE LICENSES AGAINST THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIONS FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE PROGRAM. PREVIOUS ORDER SS00-15-30081$525.4M
    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION· Westchester County, NY· IT & telecom· Dec 23, 2016 – Sep 2, 2026· SS001730048
  3. NEW 66 MONTH OPEN-MARKET CONTRACT FOR RENEWAL OF CA SOFTWARE, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND MAINTENANCE. CA PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS ARE USED EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT OUR MAINFRAME AND DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTS AT ALL SSA DATA CENTERS.$420.2M
    CA, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Mar 22, 2018 – May 19, 2026· 28321318C00060013
  4. ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS (EIS) PROGRAM - SSA DATA NETWORK SERVICES (SSANET)$283.5M
    VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES LLC· Loudoun County, VA· IT & telecom· Sep 27, 2019 – Sep 21, 2026· 28321319FDX030539
  5. ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS (EIS) PROGRAM - SSA DATA NETWORK SERVICES (SSANET)$258.6M
    LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.· Arlington County, VA· IT & telecom· Sep 27, 2019 – Jun 22, 2026· 28321319FDX030432
  6. CALL ORDER FOR AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS) CONNECT FOR CONTACT CENTER AS A SERVICE (CCAAS) - BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT 28321321A00040003$234.8M
    FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.· Baltimore city, MD· IT & telecom· Aug 1, 2024 – Sep 22, 2026· 28321324FA0010214
  7. GSA FSS DELIVERY ORDER FOR RENEWAL OF BMC SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE. POP: 12/01/2019 - 11/30/2026 (BASE + 6 OPTION YEARS)$180.1M
    BMC SOFTWARE, INC.· Harris County, TX· IT & telecom· Dec 31, 2019 – Nov 25, 2025· 28321320FDX030077
  8. GRAND SLLAM TASK ORDER$140.9M
    MANHATTAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION LLC· New York County, NY· IT & telecom· Feb 4, 2020 – Sep 3, 2026· 28321320FDX030010

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.

Social Security Administration obligated $1.6T in federal assistance in FY2026, on 282,330 actions (0 new awards), −3.6% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance ($1.3T).

Assistance · FY2026
$1.6T
New awards
0
Actions
282.3K
Since FY2021
$8.6T

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 1.2TFY2021
  2. 1.3TFY2022
  3. 1.4TFY2023
  4. 1.5TFY2024
  5. 1.6TFY2025
  6. 1.6TFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$1.6T100.0%
  2. Grants$52.6M0.0%

Top programs

  1. 96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$1.3T80%
  2. 96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$146.5B9.3%
  3. 96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$108.1B6.9%
  4. 96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$60.1B3.8%
  5. 96.009 · Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries$43.7M0.0%
  6. 96.008 · Social Security - Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program$15.3M0.0%
  7. 96.020 · Special Benefits for Certain World War Ii Veterans$77.7K0.0%
  8. 96.007 · Social Security Research and Demonstration-$6.4M0.0%

Top recipients (organizations)

  1. DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA$4M0.0%
    SACRAMENTO, CA
  2. DISABILITY RIGHTS TEXAS$3.1M0.0%
    AUSTIN, TX
  3. DISABILITY RIGHTS FLORIDA INC$2.6M0.0%
    TALLAHASSEE, FL
  4. DISABILITY ADVOCATES INC$2.4M0.0%
    ALBANY, NY
  5. DISABILITY RIGHTS PENNSYLVANIA$2M0.0%
    HARRISBURG, PA
  6. DISABILITY RIGHTS OHIO$1.6M0.0%
    COLUMBUS, OH
  7. GEORGIA ADVOCACY OFFICE, INC.$1.4M0.0%
    DECATUR, GA
  8. DISABILITY RIGHTS MICHIGAN$1.4M0.0%
    LANSING, MI

Where it went

  1. California$152.7B9.7%
  2. Florida$119.6B7.6%
  3. Texas$109.9B7.0%
  4. New York$89.2B5.7%
  5. Pennsylvania$69.6B4.4%
  6. Ohio$57.4B3.6%
  7. Illinois$55.7B3.5%
  8. Michigan$54.8B3.5%
  9. North Carolina$53.5B3.4%
  10. Georgia$46.2B2.9%

By state of the place of performance.

Sub-agencies

  1. Social Security Administration$1.6T100%

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 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: $94.8M (53 subawards)

42 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. OMM INC$17M18%
    ELLICOTT CITY, MD · 1 subaward
  2. NETVISION RESOURCES INC.$13M14%
    CHANTILLY, VA · 1 subaward
  3. PEARL INTERACTIVE NETWORK LLC$7.8M8.2%
    ATLANTA, GA · 1 subaward
  4. DIGITRAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.$7M7.4%
    FAIRFAX, VA · 1 subaward
  5. CHESAPEAKE NETCRAFTSMEN, LLC$7M7.4%
    COLUMBIA, MD · 1 subaward
  6. HYPER LABS, INC$6.8M7.1%
    NEW YORK, NY · 1 subaward
  7. CONCERT TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.$5.8M6.1%
    STERLING, VA · 1 subaward
  8. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$3.5M3.7%
    RESTON, VA · 2 subawards
  9. TECH PERM INC$3.5M3.7%
    ANNAPOLIS, MD · 1 subaward
  10. TANAGER INC$3.3M3.5%
    ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, MD · 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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 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
$17.9M
Clients
40
Reports
71

The whole amount of every report that lists this agency.

Organizations lobbying it, 2026

  1. AARP$7.9M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Medicare and Medicaid
  2. Alzheimer's Association$2.3M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Budget and appropriations
  3. American Academy of PediatricsAI match · 100%$1.1M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Health issues
  4. SAS INSTITUTEAI match · 100%$930K
    No FY2026 contracts in its family · Budget and appropriations, Medicare and Medicaid, Defense
  5. California Hospital Association$910K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues
  6. AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION$625.3K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Medicare and Medicaid
  7. EQUIFAX INC.AI match · 100%$480K
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Government issues, Labor issues, antitrust and workplace, Education
  8. NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE$400K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Medicare and Medicaid, Government issues
  9. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERSAI match · 100%$361K
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Medicare and Medicaid
  10. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION$340K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Government issues
  11. Alliance for America's Promise, Inc.$300K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Medicare and Medicaid, Veterans
  12. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA$220.3K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Medicare and Medicaid
  13. American Society of Hematology$200K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Medicare and Medicaid
  14. ATTICUS LABS INC.$160K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Government issues, Welfare
  15. Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc.AI match · 100%$150K
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Health issues, Budget and appropriations, Medicare and Medicaid

3 more clients ($140K) 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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: AI name judgments (entity-match@1, jev-1.13.0), updated Sep 30, 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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.