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Federal Trade Commission

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

Total Obligations

$100.1M

Oct 18, 2025 through Oct 17, 2026

Federal Data

Last refreshed Oct 17, 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

$90.2M
FY 2022
$112.5M
FY 2023
$105.6M
FY 2024
$93.1M
FY 2025
$100.1M
FY 2026
$0
FY 2027

Federal Data

Spending By Award Type

RankAward TypeObligationsShare
1Contracts$100,127,554100.0%
2Grants$00.0%
3Direct payments$00.0%
4Loans$00.0%
5Other assistance$00.0%

Federal Data

Top Recipients

RankRecipientObligationsShare
1LEIDOS, INC.UEI JSTDGZNFP4A3$30,011,72530.0%
2BERKELEY RESEARCH GROUP, LLCUEI JX7LMU1LKEG6$9,665,7599.7%
31901 GROUP, LLCUEI PTMRDGJPKHD5$7,774,5097.8%
4COMPLETE DISCOVERY SOURCE INC.UEI EMXQJCWHZJZ9$7,352,5247.3%
5THE BRATTLE GROUP INCUEI FDJTP6MJDMY4$2,748,5732.7%
6MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLCUEI WN8JFVZTBCA5$2,687,8152.7%
7THE FIELDS GROUP, LLCUEI ZURYWU7KHK23$2,611,7292.6%
8COUNTERTRADE PRODUCTS, INC.UEI CN4KSKX2UQY5$2,068,9702.1%
9PIFINITY, INC.UEI MH2YE643AMD7$1,961,0472.0%
10BATES WHITE, LLCUEI JA5DXSJG9E17$1,510,7991.5%
11CASTRO & COMPANY, LLCUEI CVK4HL3P5D54$1,272,3061.3%
12CMA TECHNOLOGY INCUEI PG4AHPP8MDN6$1,192,3481.2%
13SEVENTH SENSE, LLCUEI NKDGL87VMHM4$1,170,4351.2%
14ADVANCED COMPUTER CONCEPTS, INC.UEI CGE8ABMZLZN9$1,165,1721.2%
15CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.UEI M8EJHX6AA3F1$1,109,5821.1%
16VISION TECHNOLOGIES, LLCUEI J6XHH3DPCVC6$1,103,3551.1%
17WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATIONUEI L997DB4PEJL8$981,2101.0%
18ANALYSIS GROUP INCUEI EAWFFKL7KQJ4$979,7891.0%
19CAPITAL REPORTING COMPANY, LLCUEI F4K1JJ16G5B3$917,5000.9%
20GLOBAL TECH INC.UEI HWMKR49GR573$883,8260.9%

Federal Data

Top Subagencies And Offices

RankSubagency / OfficeObligationsShare
1Federal Trade CommissionFTC$100,127,554100.0%

Federal Data

Top Spending Categories

RankCategoryObligationsShare
1SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: EXPERT WITNESSPSC · R424$20,279,07820.3%
2IT AND TELECOM - SERVICE DELIVERY SUPPORT SERVICES: ITSM, OPERATIONS CENTER, PROJECT/PM (LABOR)PSC · DD01$17,241,41717.2%
3IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DA01$9,432,2589.4%
4IT AND TELECOM- OTHER IT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONSPSC · D399$7,774,5097.8%
5SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: LEGALPSC · R418$7,306,5887.3%
6IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7A21$6,414,7366.4%
7IT AND TELECOM - SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DJ01$3,099,6203.1%
8EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS TESTING- MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SHOP EQUIPMENTPSC · H249$2,267,0662.3%
9IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DG01$2,088,8502.1%
10IT and Telecom - End User: Help Desk;Tier 1-2,Workspace,Print,Output,Productivity Tools (HW/Perp SW)PSC · 7E20$2,083,3512.1%
11IT AND TELECOM - STORAGE SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DK01$1,961,0472.0%
12SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: INFORMATION RETRIEVALPSC · R612$1,882,2111.9%
13IT AND TELECOM - APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7A20$1,585,6071.6%
14SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORTPSC · R408$1,301,9471.3%
15SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: FINANCIALPSC · R710$1,272,3061.3%

Federal Data · Geography Preview

Spending By State

RankStateObligationsShare
1District Of ColumbiaDC$88,084,22488.0%
2CaliforniaCA$5,310,7805.3%
3MassachusettsMA$2,575,1252.6%
4ColoradoCO$2,059,2952.1%
5TexasTX$468,8000.5%
6MarylandMD$426,2720.4%
7New YorkNY$294,1320.3%
8Rhode IslandRI$282,9980.3%
9North CarolinaNC$238,5910.2%
10VirginiaVA$223,3570.2%
11MichiganMI$68,2500.1%
12New JerseyNJ$62,8270.1%
13South DakotaSD$59,1280.1%
14New HampshireNH$38,8010.0%
15IllinoisIL$27,5960.0%
16WisconsinWI$00.0%
17OhioOH$00.0%
18WashingtonWA$00.0%
19GeorgiaGA-$3,000-0.0%
20IndianaIN-$23,118-0.0%
21TennesseeTN-$30,580-0.0%
22FloridaFL-$36,274-0.0%
23PennsylvaniaPA-$82,900-0.1%

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
Oct 17, 2026
Research Last Reviewed
Not available

For researchers

Cite this page

The Paper Trail Project. “Federal Trade Commission.” Accessed November 7, 2026. https://www.papertrailproject.org/agencies/federal-trade-commission

Methodology

Record last updated 2026-10-17. Sources: USAspending.gov. Verify consequential claims against the linked original records.