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IBM government contracts

Long-standing federal IT contractor providing computing, consulting, and modernization services.

Since October 1, 2023, federal agencies have obligated $3,240,105,852 to IBM in prime contract awards, across 10 agencies.

Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards (types A–D), October 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026. Figures are obligated dollars, not proof of waste.

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Which agencies pay IBM

Prime contract obligations to IBM by awarding agency. These amounts sum to the company's contract total above.

Agencies paying IBM in prime contracts.
Awarding agencyContract obligations
Department of Defense $1097090297
Department of Veterans Affairs $660736275
General Services Administration $379645441
Department of Homeland Security $319708559
Department of the Treasury $314000750
Social Security Administration $271452596
Department of Justice $99787370
Department of Health and Human Services $38488939
Agency for International Development $29749779
Department of Commerce $29445846

Largest individual awards

The biggest single prime contract awards to IBM in this window. Each links to its full record on USAspending.gov.

Largest prime contract awards to IBM.
Award Awarding agency Start Amount
NAVY ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES (NETSS). Department of Defense April 23, 2021 $853391149
THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE CREATION, MAINTENANCE, ENFORCEMENT, ANALYSIS AND UPDATES OF THE STANDARDS AND GOVERNANCE ESTABLISHED BY THE CURRENT DTC AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO THE DTC FOR SAAS, PAAS, AND EMERGING TECHNO Department of Veterans Affairs September 26, 2019 $621721698
THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ESTABLISH A SINGLE-AWARD DELIVERY ORDER BASE PLUS FOUR 1YEAR OPTION PERIODS FOR THE RENEWAL OF IBM SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND THE PURCHASE OF MORE ADDITIONAL IBM SOFTWARE LICENSES AGAINST THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINIS Social Security Administration December 31, 2016 $525446096
BENEFITS TRANSFORMATION PLATFORM Department of Veterans Affairs April 15, 2023 $489182436
IGF::OT::IGF GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE SYSTEM (GFEBS) SUSTAINMENT AWARD Department of Defense December 22, 2016 $315490272
SUSTAINMENT, ENHANCEMENT AND TRANSITION SUPPORT OF VAS ENTERPRISE CORE HR SOLUTION - HRSMART. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE FEDERAL HUMAN CAPITAL BUSINESS REFERENCE MODEL AND FUNCTIONALITY SUPPORTED IAW VA OIT GUIDANCE AND P Department of Veterans Affairs January 1, 2023 $310375258
HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (HRIS). IGF::OT::IGF General Services Administration December 31, 2012 $226727756
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUIREMENT IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF PD ALTESS. Department of Defense September 27, 2021 $186184999

IBM, Congress, and the money trail

Federal contracts are one side of the ledger. The other is political money. See which members of Congress are funded by Big Tech employers, how the federal budget breaks down by agency, and whether any member of Congress has traded IBM stock.

About this data

Campaign finance figures are aggregated from public Federal Election Commission filings (public domain). Stock trades, lobbying, and contract figures are derived from disclosures compiled by QuiverQuant. Contributions are grouped by the donor's reported employer — they are not OpenSecrets industry clusters, and the totals combine individual contributions with affiliated PAC activity where reported.

Contributions and disclosures are not proof of influence. They show who gave and what was reported, not why a member voted a particular way. Amounts reflect the cycle or as-of dates noted beside each figure and may be revised as later filings are processed.

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