Federal outlays by Federal Communications Commission — the total over time — plus its largest federal awards, top recipients, and where the money lands.
Data from USAspending
Outlays (latest FY)$11,707,138,117
Latest yearFY2025
Awards sampled100 · FY2025
Agency outlays over time
Federal Communications Commission outlays by fiscal year
FY
Agency outlays
2017
$16,599,961,654
2018
$11,059,379,321
2019
$16,199,733,234
2020
$9,316,144,411
2021
$13,271,003,292
2022
$24,850,873,568
2023
$17,181,021,504
2024
$32,495,294,444
2025
$11,707,138,117
Largest awards (FY2025)
Top awards shown (largest first) — a sample of this agency's obligations, not the full award universe.
Recipient
Type
Amount
State
What for
Universal Service Administrative CompanyFederal Communications Commission
Contract
$179,908,660
DC
USAC ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Incentive Technology Group LLCFederal Communications Commission
Power Auctions LLCFederal Communications Commission
Contract
$36,078,780
DC
AUCTIONS BIDDING SYSTEM
Ernst & Young LLPFederal Communications Commission
Contract
$29,986,351
NY
SUPPLY CHAIN FUNDS REIMBURSEMENT ADMINISTRATOR
Universal Service Administrative CompanyFederal Communications Commission
Contract
$25,073,369
DC
USAC EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND
Evoke Research And Consulting, LLCFederal Communications Commission
Contract
$24,613,821
VA
OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SERVICES (OISS)
International Business Machines CorporationFederal Communications Commission
Contract
$24,452,379
MD
DATA CENTER OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) SUPPORT
Power Auctions LLCFederal Communications Commission
Contract
$21,714,039
DC
AUCTION BIDDING SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES
International Business Machines CorporationFederal Communications Commission
Contract
$21,028,364
MD
DATA CENTER MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT
The Mitre CorporationFederal Communications Commission
Contract
$20,830,205
VA
FFRDC - COLLABORATION OF EXPERTISE (COE)
International Business Machines CorporationFederal Communications Commission
Contract
$18,169,487
MD
AUCTION APPLICATION SYSTEM (AAS)
Securigence LLCFederal Communications Commission
Contract
$17,613,829
VA
ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE SERVICES
Zantech It Services, INC.Federal Communications Commission
Contract
$17,086,876
VA
DELIVERY ORDER
Incentive Technology Group LLCFederal Communications Commission
Contract
$15,859,980
VA
IN ADDITION TO THE CLAUSES INCORPORATED IN FULL TEXT IN THIS ORDER, THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES AS PRESENTED IN THE BPA HAVE PARTICULAR RELEVANCE TO THIS ORDER AND, NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, ARE INCORPORATED IN IT: LOCAL -1, -3, -5, -16, -13, -24, -25.
Ernst & Young LLPFederal Communications Commission