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Where federal dollars leave agencies

Award obligations from USAspending and broader agency outlays from the Monthly Treasury Statement. Open an agency for mission, categories, and year history.

Awards·Outlays·Agency trends

Top awarding agency · FFY 2024

Department of Health and Human Services

$1.9T

SSA

Social Security Administration

$1.5T

DOD

Department of Defense

$456.9B

Top MTS outlay · FFY 2025

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

$2.5T

In the news

Recent reporting on agency spending, awards, contracts, and major program outlays.

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