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Government Accountability Office

Government Accountability Office is a top-tier federal awarding agency tracked through official USAspending data.

Total Obligations

$108.6M

Sep 30, 2025 through Sep 29, 2026

Federal Data

Last refreshed Sep 29, 2026

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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

$101.6M
FY 2022
$132M
FY 2023
$126M
FY 2024
$117.4M
FY 2025
$105.7M
FY 2026

Federal Data

Spending By Award Type

RankAward TypeObligationsShare
1Contracts$108,625,005100.0%
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$16,099,30214.8%
2EMCOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INCUEI DNYGB48XJMK5$15,177,27414.0%
3LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.UEI LL22S1ELLY93$10,638,3909.8%
4INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.UEI EZ3SMGBR74X6$8,818,1238.1%
5SALIENT CRGT, INC.UEI Q5LJNF15T2R5$5,731,5785.3%
6INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR, INC.UEI FLZ4SYA9U2D1$4,676,2574.3%
7JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.UEI LKTBLK9RBZ53$3,567,3933.3%
8SERCO INCUEI DKJ1R5ABCN48$2,565,2272.4%
9AUGUST SCHELL ENTERPRISES, INC.UEI PPMBFPRXNAJ9$2,492,7022.3%
10DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.PUEI N1C5QLNPJLS4$2,492,1752.3%
11JAMES G DAVIS CONSTRUCTION CORPUEI CKJSLTC4NAY6$2,259,5882.1%
12CGI FEDERAL INC.UEI TRKEP1HEBNS5$2,083,3251.9%
13EXPEDITEINFOTECH, INC.UEI KX6EDEAPTKH5$2,072,0001.9%
14REGAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPUEI PJ2BS3KYWKS5$1,784,2331.6%
15COLOSSAL CONTRACTING LLCUEI F4M9NB1HD785$1,689,5721.6%
16SIKICH CPA LLCUEI QKVWLDNE82D4$1,515,0121.4%
17SOFTWARE INFORMATION RESOURCE CORP.UEI EJJMMJHYDFH6$1,425,0611.3%
18PANAMERICA COMPUTERS, INC.UEI DPQEDJ6CXZM5$1,387,4331.3%
19COUNTERTRADE PRODUCTS, INC.UEI CN4KSKX2UQY5$1,374,3281.3%
20CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPUEI DT8KJHZXVJH5$1,317,9181.2%

Federal Data

Top Subagencies And Offices

RankSubagency / OfficeObligationsShare
1GAO, Except Comptroller General$108,625,005100.0%

Federal Data

Top Spending Categories

RankCategoryObligationsShare
1MAINTENANCE OF OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES AND SERVICE BUILDINGSPSC · Z1AZ$23,653,25821.8%
2IT AND TELECOM - IT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DF01$18,237,63016.8%
3IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DA01$12,425,94011.4%
4IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DG01$10,638,3909.8%
5SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PHYSICAL SECURITY AND BADGINGPSC · R430$8,818,1238.1%
6IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7A21$5,409,5975.0%
7IT AND TELECOM - SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE AS A SERVICEPSC · DJ10$4,521,1824.2%
8IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK: DIGITAL NETWORK PRODUCTS (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7G21$4,198,3283.9%
9SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHERPSC · R499$3,375,4373.1%
10EDUCATION/TRAINING- GENERALPSC · U009$2,564,4892.4%
11SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: AUDITINGPSC · R704$2,553,1532.4%
12IT and Telecom - End User: Help Desk;Tier 1-2,Workspace,Print,Output,Productivity Tools (HW/Perp SW)PSC · 7E20$2,509,5672.3%
13SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: MARKET RESEARCH/PUBLIC OPINIONPSC · R422$2,369,4212.2%
14IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICEPSC · DA10$2,214,5392.0%
15IT AND TELECOM - COMPUTE AS A SERVICE: MAINFRAME/SERVERSPSC · DB10$1,092,9681.0%

Federal Data · Geography Preview

Spending By State

RankStateObligationsShare
1VirginiaVA$52,629,34448.5%
2ColoradoCO$12,704,56511.7%
3MarylandMD$10,825,18010.0%
4CaliforniaCA$9,827,6209.0%
5District Of ColumbiaDC$9,231,7908.5%
6ArizonaAZ$4,894,6574.5%
7TexasTX$3,352,3633.1%
8ConnecticutCT$1,955,8251.8%
9New YorkNY$745,0390.7%
10New JerseyNJ$694,7260.6%
11OklahomaOK$687,7850.6%
12New HampshireNH$364,0100.3%
13FloridaFL$239,6360.2%
14MichiganMI$186,3080.2%
15OhioOH$117,4180.1%
16South DakotaSD$42,3940.0%
17North CarolinaNC$39,7520.0%
18WisconsinWI$38,5260.0%
19PennsylvaniaPA$33,1280.0%
20IllinoisIL$32,7500.0%
21MinnesotaMN$15,5870.0%
22UtahUT$12,0250.0%
23OregonOR$11,1650.0%
24South CarolinaSC$10,0770.0%
25NebraskaNE$8,2900.0%
26MassachusettsMA-$4,000-0.0%
27GeorgiaGA-$15,739-0.0%
28AlabamaAL-$205,093-0.2%

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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 29, 2026
Research Last Reviewed
Not available

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Cite this page

The Paper Trail Project. “Government Accountability Office.” Accessed November 7, 2026. https://www.papertrailproject.org/agencies/government-accountability-office

Methodology

Record last updated 2026-09-29. Sources: USAspending.gov. Verify consequential claims against the linked original records.