Federal contractor · WASHINGTON, DC

THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EDUCATION & RESEARCH INC

THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EDUCATION & RESEARCH INC received $299K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 2 awards. Since FY2021: $12.3M. Its largest customer was Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management ($299K). It also received $18.6M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$299K
New awards
2
Sole-source
100%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
WAHMCLFC56U5
Other than small businessNonprofit
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 3MFY2021
  2. 0FY2022
  3. 9MFY2023
  4. 0FY2025
  5. 299KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$299K100%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$299K100%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia, DC$299K100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $299K
  • Sole-source awards100%
    US 30% · $299K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$299K
    Department of Labor · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. INTEGRITY DATA HUB ENHANCEMENTS$9M
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Sep 25, 2023 – Aug 11, 2026· 1605C223C0042
  2. NASWA DATA LICENSING$299K
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Sep 23, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 1605C226P00001

Federal grants & assistance received

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.

THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EDUCATION & RESEARCH INC received $18.6M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 12 actions (4 new awards), −37% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 17.225 · Unemployment Insurance ($18.6M).

Assistance · FY2026
$18.6M
New awards
4
Actions
12
Since FY2021
$165.1M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 31.2MFY2021
  2. 27.1MFY2022
  3. 30.9MFY2023
  4. 28MFY2024
  5. 29.3MFY2025
  6. 18.6MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$18.6M100%

Top programs

  1. 17.225 · Unemployment Insurance$18.6M100%

Awarding agencies

  1. Employment and Training Administration$18.6M100%
    Department of Labor

Largest awards

  1. 2024 CESER INTERSTATE CONNECTION NETWORK ICON$10.3M
    17.225 · Unemployment Insurance· Employment and Training Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 18, 2024 – Dec 12, 2025· 24A75MI000041
  2. PURPOSE: THIS GRANT AWARD PROVIDES FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026 FUNDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES (NASWA) CENTER FOR…$10.2M
    17.225 · Unemployment Insurance· Employment and Training Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 17, 2026· 26A75US000005
  3. 2023 CESER INTEGRITY CENTER$9M
    17.225 · Unemployment Insurance· Employment and Training Administration· Cooperative agreement· Aug 31, 2023 – Feb 5, 2026· 23A75MI000018
  4. 2024 CESER STATE INFORMATION DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM SIDES$5.1M
    17.225 · Unemployment Insurance· Employment and Training Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 24, 2024 – Jul 22, 2026· 24A75MI000042
  5. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE STATE INFORMATION DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM (SIDES)GRANT AWARD DESCRIPTIONPURPOSE: THIS GRANT AWARD PROVIDES FISCAL YEAR…$4.9M
    17.225 · Unemployment Insurance· Employment and Training Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 17, 2026· 26A75US000003
  6. 2025 CESER STATE INFORMATION DATA SYSTEM SIDES$4.9M
    17.225 · Unemployment Insurance· Employment and Training Administration· Cooperative agreement· Aug 5, 2025 – Aug 19, 2026· 25A75MI000059

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.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $85K received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $2M received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $1.6M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $1.1M received

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

No subawards reported to other companies.

Primes that pay it

3 companies · $4.7M reported

  1. UTAH DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES$4.6M
    SALT LAKE CITY, UT · 5 subawards
  2. ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C.$85K
    FAIRFAX, VA · 1 subaward · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  3. ABT GLOBAL LLC$67.9K
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 1 subaward · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 1 market (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. NSR SOLUTIONS, INC$495.1K+11% in FY2026
    POTOMAC, MD · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management · Scientific research and development services
  2. ADVANCED ANALYTICAL CONSULTING GROUP, INC.$857.6K+0.1% in FY2026
    BOSTON, MA · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management · Scientific research and development services
  3. EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC$376.2M−2.7% in FY2026
    CONCORD, MA · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management · Scientific research and development services

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Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.