Federal sub-agency · Department of Homeland Security

Transportation Security Administration

Transportation Security Administration obligated $2.3B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 1,862 contract actions (+17% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was LEIDOS, INC. ($429.9M).

Obligations · FY2026
$2.3B
Actions
1,862
New awards: 484
Sole-source
6.0%
Small business
23%
Open in the contracts explorerRelationship graphFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.6BFY2017
  2. 1.9BFY2018
  3. 1.9BFY2019
  4. 1.8BFY2020
  5. 2.1BFY2021
  6. 1.9BFY2022
  7. 2.1BFY2023
  8. 2.3BFY2024
  9. 2BFY2025
  10. 2.3BFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. LEIDOS, INC.$429.9M19%
  2. TECHFLOW, INC.$200.3M8.7%
  3. COVENANT AVIATION SECURITY, LLC$157.7M6.8%
  4. ANALOGIC CORP$117.9M5.1%
  5. SMITHS DETECTION INC.$109.1M4.7%
  6. ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC$77.9M3.4%
  7. WORKWEAR OUTFITTERS, LLC$71.7M3.1%
  8. VMD SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS, LLC$61.4M2.7%
  9. PERATON ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLC$54.5M2.4%
  10. AVIATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT LLC$51.3M2.2%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$709.4M31%
  2. Equipment maintenance$472.8M20%
  3. Professional services$387.2M17%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$374.9M16%
  5. Facilities & utilities$315.8M14%
  6. Education & social services$24.9M1.1%
  7. Construction & real property$9.1M0.4%
  8. Health & medical$8M0.3%
  9. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$5.7M0.2%
  10. Transportation & logistics$3M0.1%
  11. Fuel$92.6K0.0%
  12. Research & development$85.9K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$1.2B50%
  2. California$374M16%
  3. Maryland$193.7M8.4%
  4. Massachusetts$131.6M5.7%
  5. District of Columbia$131.2M5.7%
  6. Florida$77.7M3.4%
  7. Tennessee$71.4M3.1%
  8. New Jersey$27.6M1.2%
  9. Missouri$27.2M1.2%
  10. Texas$20.8M0.9%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition12%
    US 39% · $282.3M
  • Sole-source awards6.0%
    US 30% · $137.6M
  • Single-offer competitions6.3%
    US 8.8% · $144.7M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush24%
    US 5.6% · $555M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing4.0%
    US 4.2% · $91.5M

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. SECURITY TECHNOLOGY$94.1M9.0%
  2. ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$26M4.9%
  3. MISSION ESSENTIALS$11.6M2.7%
  4. WORKFORCE & ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS$9.6M5.3%
  5. CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT$6.3M14%

Contracts terminated for default: 1

Largest awards

  1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS FOR LEIDOS TO PROVIDE THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA) WITH AN INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT (ILS) PROGRAM TO SUSTAIN GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION SECURITY EQUIPMENT (TSE) OWNED AND OPERATED BY TSA.$862.4M
    LEIDOS, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· Equipment maintenance· Sep 11, 2019 – Jul 15, 2026· 70T04019C9DAP3006
  2. TASK ORDER TO SUPPORT SECURITY SCREENING SERVICES AT SFO AIRPORT.$789.9M
    COVENANT AVIATION SECURITY, LLC· San Mateo County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Feb 5, 2021 – Sep 29, 2026· 70T05021F5900N002
  3. EXPLOSIVE DETECTION SYSTEM (EDS) PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS (PBL)$713M
    TECHFLOW, INC.· San Diego County, CA· Equipment maintenance· Nov 28, 2023 – Aug 6, 2026· 70T04024C7672N001
  4. TASK ORDER 3 - SFO/SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENING SERVICES UNDER THE SCREENING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (SPP).$480.1M
    COVENANT AVIATION SECURITY, LLC· San Mateo County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Dec 21, 2016 – Jan 6, 2026· HSTS0516JSPP023
  5. CHECKPOINT MAINTENANCE$457.8M
    LEIDOS, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· Equipment maintenance· Jan 2, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026· 70T04025C7672N001
  6. SECURITY EQUIPMENT DEPLOYMENT SERVICES (SEDS) CHECKPOINT DEPLOYMENT EFFORTS$251.8M
    LEIDOS, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Sep 29, 2021 – Aug 31, 2026· 70T04021F7672N028
  7. IT MANAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS, AND COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGIES (IMPACT) II TASK ORDER 2 STOP WORK ORDERS ISSUES, POP START DATE IS 11/16/22.$245.2M
    PERATON ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Dec 13, 2021 – Sep 28, 2026· 70T03022F7667N003
  8. TASK ORDER FOR EMPLOYEE PARKING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EPAP) SUPPORT SERVICES.$160.7M
    QED ENTERPRISES INC.· Prince William County, VA· Professional services· Mar 31, 2022 – Sep 28, 2026· 70T01022F7668N007

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: $70.8M (118 subawards)

71 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. AFGLOBE COMMUNICATIONS INC.$21M30%
    HERNDON, VA · 1 subaward
  2. F & P CONSULTANTS LLC$9.7M14%
    ROUND HILL, VA · 1 subaward
  3. ALLIED MISSION GROUP LLC$8.6M12%
    LEESBURG, VA · 1 subaward
  4. EC3 FEDERAL SERVICES LLC$4.3M6.0%
    ATLANTA, GA · 16 subawards
  5. PLAYER AND COMPANY, LLC$2.1M2.9%
    ATLANTA, GA · 2 subawards
  6. DELAERO INC$2M2.9%
    CARLISLE, MA · 4 subawards
  7. GMA ELECTRICAL CORP.$1.8M2.5%
    STATEN ISLAND, NY · 1 subaward
  8. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS, INC.$1.7M2.5%
    LEXINGTON PARK, MD · 1 subaward
  9. UNITY ELECTRIC CO., INC.$1.3M1.8%
    GREAT NECK, NY · 1 subaward
  10. KFORCE INC.$1.1M1.5%
    TAMPA, FL · 7 subawards

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
$37.4M
Clients
68
Reports
124

The whole amount of every report that lists this agency.

Organizations lobbying it, 2026

  1. Amazon.com Services LLCAI match · 100%$8.7M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Homeland security, Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Transportation
  2. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION$4.1M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Homeland security, Transportation, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
  3. Delta Air Lines, Inc.AI match · 100%$3.2M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Homeland security, Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Budget and appropriations
  4. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES$2.4M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Homeland security, Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Budget and appropriations
  5. Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (d/b/a Airlines for America)$2.1M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Aviation, aircraft and airlines
  6. AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA$1.5M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Homeland security, Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Transportation
  7. BASF CORPORATION$1.4M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Homeland security, Transportation, Defense
  8. JetBlue Airways CorporationAI match · 100%$1.2M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Homeland security, Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Trade (domestic and foreign)
  9. Alaska Airlines, Inc.AI match · 100%$1M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Homeland security, Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
  10. AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO$800K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Homeland security, Transportation, Budget and appropriations
  11. TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO$780K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Transportation, Budget and appropriations
  12. American Apparel & Footwear Association$737.6K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Transportation, Defense, Trade (domestic and foreign)
  13. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COAI match · 100%$680K
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Homeland security, Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Budget and appropriations
  14. OWNER OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION$645.3K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Trucking and shipping
  15. NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAMAI match · 100%$620K
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Transportation, Budget and appropriations, Health issues

3 more clients ($160K) 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.