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McKesson government contracts

Pharmaceutical distributor supplying drugs and medical products to the VA and other federal health programs.

Since October 1, 2023, federal agencies have obligated $28,866,366,960 to McKesson in prime contract awards, across 9 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 McKesson

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

Agencies paying McKesson in prime contracts.
Awarding agencyContract obligations
Department of Veterans Affairs $28277045463
Department of Justice $575376822
Department of Homeland Security $9371915
Peace Corps $3520179
Department of State $902026
Department of Defense $91179
Department of Commerce $58757
General Services Administration $618
Smithsonian Institution $1

Largest individual awards

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

Largest prime contract awards to McKesson.
Award Awarding agency Start Amount
EXPRESS REPORT: PHARMACEUTICAL PRIME VENDOR (PPV)FY2026 NOVEMBER Department of Veterans Affairs November 1, 2025 $1406868182
EXPRESS REPORT: PHARMACEUTICAL PRIME VENDOR (PPV)FY2026 APRIL Department of Veterans Affairs April 1, 2026 $1191348081
EXPRESS REPORT: PHARMACEUTICAL PRIME VENDOR (PPV)FY2026 OCTOBER Department of Veterans Affairs October 1, 2025 $1184200532
EXPRESS REPORT: PHARMACEUTICAL PRIME VENDOR (PPV)FY2025 SEPTEMBER Department of Veterans Affairs September 1, 2025 $1177854443
EXPRESS REPORT: PHARMACEUTICAL PRIME VENDOR (PPV)FY2026 MARCH Department of Veterans Affairs March 1, 2026 $1175683451
EXPRESS REPORT: PHARMACEUTICAL PRIME VENDOR (PPV)FY2025 JULY Department of Veterans Affairs July 1, 2025 $1118034560
EXPRESS REPORT: PHARMACEUTICAL PRIME VENDOR (PPV)FY2026 DECEMBER Department of Veterans Affairs December 1, 2025 $1110402104
2017 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION Department of Health and Human Services February 3, 2017 $1095821732

McKesson, 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 Health Care & Pharma employers, how the federal budget breaks down by agency, and whether any member of Congress has traded MCK 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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