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Federal Trade Commission

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

Total Obligations

$105.5M

Sep 10, 2025 through Sep 9, 2026

Federal Data

Last refreshed Sep 9, 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
$89.6M
FY 2026

Federal Data

Spending By Award Type

RankAward TypeObligationsShare
1Contracts$105,526,172100.0%
2Grants$00.0%
3Direct payments$00.0%
4Loans$00.0%
5Other assistance$00.0%

Federal Data

Top Recipients

RankRecipientObligationsShare
1LEIDOS, INC.UEI JSTDGZNFP4A3$31,721,22530.1%
2BERKELEY RESEARCH GROUP, LLCUEI JX7LMU1LKEG6$9,653,7599.1%
31901 GROUP, LLCUEI PTMRDGJPKHD5$7,774,5097.4%
4COMPLETE DISCOVERY SOURCE INC.UEI EMXQJCWHZJZ9$7,352,5247.0%
5THE BRATTLE GROUP INCUEI FDJTP6MJDMY4$3,703,0723.5%
6THE FIELDS GROUP, LLCUEI ZURYWU7KHK23$2,760,1352.6%
7MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLCUEI WN8JFVZTBCA5$2,620,3182.5%
8ELYSSE INTERIORS, LLCUEI KY48NLLHE6Z9$2,294,8422.2%
9FEDERAL ACQUISITION STRATEGIES LLCUEI TVBYKWRGS4C3$2,175,3972.1%
10THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLCUEI UER4AJLUB8D5$1,937,6871.8%
11BATES WHITE, LLCUEI JA5DXSJG9E17$1,385,7991.3%
12ECONIC PARTNERS US, LLCUEI PEVJV79PKCA6$1,359,5001.3%
13CMA TECHNOLOGY INCUEI PG4AHPP8MDN6$1,192,3481.1%
14SEVENTH SENSE, LLCUEI NKDGL87VMHM4$1,170,4351.1%
15CASTRO & COMPANY, LLCUEI CVK4HL3P5D54$1,168,6931.1%
16ADVANCED COMPUTER CONCEPTS, INC.UEI CGE8ABMZLZN9$1,165,1721.1%
17RELX INC.UEI LKAAJG8KK4U1$1,140,8761.1%
18CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.UEI M8EJHX6AA3F1$1,109,5821.1%
19VISION TECHNOLOGIES, LLCUEI J6XHH3DPCVC6$1,046,9141.0%
20SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT, LLC.UEI C6F6VV6RFS15$1,042,9361.0%

Federal Data

Top Subagencies And Offices

RankSubagency / OfficeObligationsShare
1Federal Trade CommissionFTC$105,526,172100.0%

Federal Data

Top Spending Categories

RankCategoryObligationsShare
1SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: EXPERT WITNESSPSC · R424$21,204,05920.1%
2IT AND TELECOM - SERVICE DELIVERY SUPPORT SERVICES: ITSM, OPERATIONS CENTER, PROJECT/PM (LABOR)PSC · DD01$18,651,41717.7%
3IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DA01$9,513,0999.0%
4IT AND TELECOM- OTHER IT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONSPSC · D399$7,774,5097.4%
5SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: LEGALPSC · R418$7,306,5886.9%
6IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7A21$6,594,9456.2%
7IT AND TELECOM - SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DJ01$2,803,0712.7%
8SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: INFORMATION RETRIEVALPSC · R612$2,418,7952.3%
9EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS TESTING- MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SHOP EQUIPMENTPSC · H249$2,415,4722.3%
10LEASE/RENTAL OF EPG FACILITIES - OTHER, INCLUDING TRANSMISSIONPSC · X1MZ$2,338,2422.2%
11CONSTRUCTION OF LABORATORIES AND CLINICSPSC · Y1DB$2,175,3972.1%
12IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DG01$2,077,9622.0%
13IT AND TELECOM - COMPUTE: SERVERS (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7B22$1,623,9541.5%
14SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORTPSC · R408$1,511,1271.4%
15IT AND TELECOM - APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7A20$1,504,0671.4%

Federal Data · Geography Preview

Spending By State

RankStateObligationsShare
1District Of ColumbiaDC$96,021,14091.0%
2CaliforniaCA$4,982,0804.7%
3MassachusettsMA$2,954,3252.8%
4MarylandMD$369,8310.4%
5TexasTX$343,0000.3%
6Rhode IslandRI$282,9980.3%
7VirginiaVA$236,9090.2%
8New YorkNY$194,1320.2%
9South DakotaSD$59,1280.1%
10New JerseyNJ$49,8000.0%
11New HampshireNH$38,8010.0%
12MichiganMI$32,2500.0%
13North CarolinaNC$20,0000.0%
14PennsylvaniaPA$00.0%
15TennesseeTN$00.0%
16WisconsinWI$00.0%
17ArizonaAZ$00.0%
18OhioOH$00.0%
19WashingtonWA$00.0%
20GeorgiaGA-$3,000-0.0%
21ColoradoCO-$9,675-0.0%
22IndianaIN-$23,118-0.0%
23FloridaFL-$36,274-0.0%
24IllinoisIL-$69,404-0.1%

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
Sep 9, 2026
Research Last Reviewed
Not available

For researchers

Cite this page

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

Methodology

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