On USASpending.gov they breakdown spending by the Federal Government in a variety of ways. One of the more interesting is awards by state. This shows over the last ten years total contract awards to each state.
For 2009 so far the Top Ten are:
- Virginia with $21.4 billion
- California with $18.4 billion
- Maryland with $8.8 billion
- Pennsylvania with $6.3 billion
- Connecticut with $6.1 billion
- South Carolina with $5.8 billion
- Missouri with $5.3 billion
- New York with $4.8 billion
- Massachusetts with $4.2 billion
- Florida with $3.9 billion
Because the government spends the funds incrementally as the contract awards are made the funding builds up over time rather then being all spent in one lump sum. Eventually the state totals will change and a different order will appear. For 2008 the list was slightly different:
- Virginia
- Texas
- California
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- Florid
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- Illinois and
- Connecticut
The list at the end will be interesting as well for the amount of money being spent. Between the regular budget, the defense supplemental, TARP and Stimulus Funding there will be almost three trillion dollars spent in 2009. The 2010 budget will be more than that if Congress approves the total funding request by the Obama Administration.
Matthew Potter
Matthew Potter is a resident of Huntsville, Ala., where he works supporting U.S. Army aviation programs. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he began work as a defense contractor in Washington D.C. specializing in program management and budget development and execution. In the last 15 years Matthew has worked for several companies, large and small, involved in all aspects of government contracting and procurement. He holds two degrees in history as well as studying at the Defense Acquisition University. He has written for Seeking Alpha and at his own website, DefenseProcurementNews.com.
