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Federal Election Commission

Federal Election Commission is a top-tier federal awarding agency tracked through official USAspending data.

Total Obligations

$11.1M

Sep 20, 2025 through Sep 19, 2026

Federal Data

Last refreshed Sep 19, 2026

Paper Trail Research

What This Agency Does

This starter agency record was created from USAspending reference data. Paper Trail editorial research has not yet been added.

Federal Data

Spending Over Time

$13.6M
FY 2022
$17.5M
FY 2023
$16.3M
FY 2024
$13.7M
FY 2025
$10M
FY 2026

Federal Data

Spending By Award Type

RankAward TypeObligationsShare
1Contracts$11,094,758100.0%
2Grants$00.0%
3Direct payments$00.0%
4Loans$00.0%
5Other assistance$00.0%

Federal Data

Top Recipients

RankRecipientObligationsShare
1FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.UEI H1KHJPJH9R51$2,487,41222.4%
2SALIENT CRGT, INC.UEI Q5LJNF15T2R5$1,434,29112.9%
3COUNTERTRADE PRODUCTS, INC.UEI CN4KSKX2UQY5$927,9818.4%
4SOLUTIONS BY DESIGN II, LLCUEI MXCNBCPZM7Z4$657,5355.9%
5MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLCUEI WN8JFVZTBCA5$578,5845.2%
6LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INCUEI R649KR5942C3$485,0004.4%
7CONLIFF SOLUTIONS LLCUEI LA4UQJXKHFQ5$331,3923.0%
8ASSURIT CONSULTING GROUP LLCUEI DL3JL6J1XG98$329,3463.0%
9DISTRIBUTED SOLUTIONS, INCUEI YZP2G9722L48$270,2392.4%
10WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATIONUEI L997DB4PEJL8$263,2962.4%
11TYGART TECHNOLOGY INCUEI ZF1BLED9ZWY5$258,6202.3%
12I TECH AG LLCUEI NK24DGVNDFX9$253,3122.3%
13THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLCUEI UER4AJLUB8D5$239,9732.2%
14ARBOLA, INC.UEI GJM9ZZPDW3Y3$165,1251.5%
15CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPUEI DT8KJHZXVJH5$162,0501.5%
16CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISES LLCUEI K8MEKVC4Z3R8$156,0961.4%
17MITRATECH HOLDINGS INCUEI WNK3SAV29MT5$154,1281.4%
18BROWN & CO CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS PLLCUEI U6MMYSYHX4P6$117,3971.1%
19REDHAWK IT SOLUTIONS, LLCUEI QGAAEMCMJXQ7$113,8551.0%
20SKILLSOFT (US) LLCUEI PEKVEFZZQBM9$112,7801.0%

Federal Data

Top Subagencies And Offices

RankSubagency / OfficeObligationsShare
1Federal Election CommissionFEC$11,094,758100.0%

Federal Data

Top Spending Categories

RankCategoryObligationsShare
1IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7A21$5,099,84346.0%
2IT AND TELECOM - COMPUTE AS A SERVICE: MAINFRAME/SERVERSPSC · DB10$2,487,41222.4%
3IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DA01$1,368,63112.3%
4IT AND TELECOM - SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DJ01$329,3463.0%
5SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: LEGALPSC · R418$263,2962.4%
6PHOTO/MAP/PRINT/PUBLICATION- AUDIO/VISUALPSC · T016$243,6712.2%
7IT and Telecom - End User: Help Desk;Tier 1-2,Workspace,Print,Output,Productivity Tools (HW/Perp SW)PSC · 7E20$172,7061.6%
8SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: CONTRACT/PROCUREMENT/ACQUISITION SUPPORTPSC · R707$156,0961.4%
9SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: AUDITINGPSC · R704$117,3971.1%
10MISCELLANEOUS ALARM, SIGNAL, AND SECURITY DETECTION SYSTEMSPSC · 6350$97,7960.9%
11IT AND TELECOM - MOBILE DEVICE SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DE02$94,0040.8%
12IT AND TELECOM - MOBILE DEVICE PRODUCTS (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7E21$93,2560.8%
13SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PHYSICAL SECURITY AND BADGINGPSC · R430$82,5590.7%
14LEASE OR RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT- OFFICE MACHINES, TEXT PROCESSING SYSTEMS, AND VISIBLE RECORD EQUIPMENTPSC · W074$69,0960.6%
15SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: MAILING/DISTRIBUTIONPSC · R604$69,0850.6%

Federal Data · Geography Preview

Spending By State

RankStateObligationsShare
1District Of ColumbiaDC$7,042,37063.5%
2VirginiaVA$3,537,20931.9%
3TexasTX$154,1281.4%
4New HampshireNH$112,7801.0%
5ConnecticutCT$69,0850.6%
6MarylandMD$55,1620.5%
7ColoradoCO$46,3460.4%
8GeorgiaGA$35,8560.3%
9AlaskaAK$33,5340.3%
10CaliforniaCA$8,2880.1%

Documentation

Sources And Transparency

Obligations are commitments by the federal government to spend money. They are not necessarily cash already paid to a recipient.

Federal Data Last Updated
Sep 19, 2026
Research Last Reviewed
Not available

For researchers

Cite this page

The Paper Trail Project. “Federal Election Commission.” Accessed September 23, 2026. https://www.papertrailproject.org/agencies/federal-election-commission

Methodology

Record last updated 2026-09-19. Sources: USAspending.gov. Verify consequential claims against the linked original records.