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Railroad Retirement Board

Railroad Retirement Board is a top-tier federal awarding agency tracked through official USAspending data.

Total Obligations

$11.1B

Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026

Federal Data

Last refreshed Sep 30, 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

$13.6B
FY 2022
$14.2B
FY 2023
$14.4B
FY 2024
$14.6B
FY 2025
$11.1B
FY 2026

Federal Data

Spending By Award Type

RankAward TypeObligationsShare
1Direct payments$11,041,615,52799.6%
2Contracts$44,703,0800.4%
3Grants$00.0%
4Loans$00.0%
5Other assistance$00.0%

Federal Data

Top Recipients

RankRecipientObligationsShare
1MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS$11,041,615,52799.6%
2PALMETTO GBA, LLCUEI CFLDECZBMDV6$16,238,4600.1%
3INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONUEI VV9KH3L99VE3$4,118,2020.0%
4CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPUEI DT8KJHZXVJH5$3,803,2390.0%
5CHEROKEE NATION SYSTEM SOLUTIONS LLCUEI FMWVU3EYSVF7$2,290,0510.0%
6CGI FEDERAL INC.UEI TRKEP1HEBNS5$2,237,6340.0%
7LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.UEI LL22S1ELLY93$2,093,3910.0%
8ICALLIDUS, INC.UEI QC9BJBM3BB16$1,898,6970.0%
9WILSON 5 SERVICE COMPANY, INC.UEI J1F1QMGZPAB9$924,6770.0%
10AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLCUEI MX89BGD5FK75$901,7360.0%
11FLEXION INCUEI GQJEZ44GH5S5$870,0000.0%
12BONA FIDE CONGLOMERATE, INC.UEI KL17KL1JD7B9$833,4830.0%
13METGREEN SOLUTIONS INCUEI J4TDZHLCUGW3$685,2030.0%
14PITNEY BOWES INC.UEI CHTAKEYGS386$675,8750.0%
15CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY, INC.UEI QAT9V8BJQ4N9$560,0000.0%
16FCN, INC.UEI JEANDJTZ8HJ3$507,3550.0%
17NRG BUSINESS MARKETING LLCUEI TUSVWVTM3JQ9$400,0000.0%
18COMMONWEALTH EDISON COUEI MJEXZQW6PD76$396,4690.0%
19A&I SOLUTIONS, INC.UEI KKLQQHKWA3K4$360,8150.0%
20SOFTWARE INFORMATION RESOURCE CORP.UEI EJJMMJHYDFH6$354,4330.0%

Federal Data

Top Subagencies And Offices

RankSubagency / OfficeObligationsShare
1Railroad Retirement BoardRRB$11,086,318,607100.0%

Federal Data

Top Spending Categories

RankCategoryObligationsShare
1Social Insurance for Railroad WorkersAssistance Listing · 57.001$11,041,615,52799.6%
2SOCIAL- GOVERNMENT HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMSPSC · G007$16,238,4600.1%
3IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICEPSC · DA10$13,168,2350.1%
4IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK AS A SERVICEPSC · DG10$2,309,8440.0%
5IT and Telecom - End User as a Service: Help Desk;Tier 1-2,Workspace,Print,Output,Productivity ToolsPSC · DE10$2,290,0510.0%
6UTILITIES- ELECTRICPSC · S112$1,272,4930.0%
7MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE BUILDINGSPSC · Z1AA$1,178,4130.0%
8IT AND TELECOM- SYSTEMS ANALYSISPSC · D306$901,7360.0%
9IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DA01$870,0000.0%
10HOUSEKEEPING- CUSTODIAL JANITORIALPSC · S201$833,4830.0%
11IT AND TELECOM - COMPUTE AS A SERVICE: MAINFRAME/SERVERSPSC · DB10$738,4870.0%
12IT AND TELECOM - DATA CENTER PRODUCTS (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7C20$685,2030.0%
13SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: OTHERPSC · R699$584,2340.0%
14SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: MAILING/DISTRIBUTIONPSC · R604$483,0920.0%
15IT AND TELECOM - SERVICE DELIVERY MANAGEMENT (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7D20$445,9900.0%
16LEASE OR RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT- OFFICE MACHINES, TEXT PROCESSING SYSTEMS, AND VISIBLE RECORD EQUIPMENTPSC · W074$337,7980.0%

Federal Data · Geography Preview

Spending By State

RankStateObligationsShare
1TexasTX$812,652,5277.3%
2IllinoisIL$680,486,3126.1%
3FloridaFL$634,667,9675.7%
4PennsylvaniaPA$591,766,7565.3%
5New YorkNY$484,438,6744.4%
6CaliforniaCA$482,658,6404.4%
7OhioOH$412,281,9853.7%
8MissouriMO$395,068,8073.6%
9NebraskaNE$394,617,3413.6%
10GeorgiaGA$370,126,1133.3%
11VirginiaVA$321,691,4012.9%
12IndianaIN$314,222,6422.8%
13KansasKS$287,484,4672.6%
14KentuckyKY$261,679,1202.4%
15MinnesotaMN$255,068,5722.3%
16TennesseeTN$249,710,3732.3%
17MichiganMI$238,233,2912.1%
18New JerseyNJ$227,884,7012.1%
19ArizonaAZ$218,825,5002.0%
20WashingtonWA$213,124,9961.9%
21ArkansasAR$202,596,2651.8%
22North CarolinaNC$200,284,2861.8%
23AlabamaAL$194,683,7601.8%
24WisconsinWI$188,982,4651.7%
25ColoradoCO$187,401,6801.7%
26IowaIA$186,395,2601.7%
27South CarolinaSC$180,847,1431.6%
28MarylandMD$177,423,7471.6%
29LouisianaLA$155,417,7421.4%
30West VirginiaWV$149,811,9511.4%
31OregonOR$141,883,7181.3%
32MontanaMT$137,487,8081.2%
33MississippiMS$107,171,2001.0%
34UtahUT$105,627,9591.0%
35WyomingWY$102,863,4430.9%
36OklahomaOK$102,651,2080.9%
37IdahoID$99,259,6920.9%
38MassachusettsMA$89,705,9500.8%
39New MexicoNM$84,726,6260.8%
40North DakotaND$74,114,5460.7%
41ConnecticutCT$72,841,2290.7%
42DelawareDE$66,977,5030.6%
43NevadaNV$65,328,5860.6%
44South DakotaSD$42,366,3360.4%
45MaineME$39,810,1550.4%
46New HampshireNH$21,301,1910.2%
47Rhode IslandRI$15,968,9160.1%
48VermontVT$11,531,6290.1%
49District Of ColumbiaDC$7,410,0900.1%
50HawaiiHI$3,657,3340.0%
51AlaskaAK$3,600,1270.0%
52Puerto RicoPR$1,423,4710.0%
53GuamGU$30,6010.0%
54U.S. Virgin IslandsVI$21,1560.0%

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 30, 2026
Research Last Reviewed
Not available

For researchers

Cite this page

The Paper Trail Project. “Railroad Retirement Board.” Accessed November 7, 2026. https://www.papertrailproject.org/agencies/railroad-retirement-board

Methodology

Record last updated 2026-09-30. Sources: USAspending.gov. Verify consequential claims against the linked original records.