U.S. Census Bureau's contract dollars, traced to the source.
U.S. Census Bureau · Department of Commerce
The U.S. Census Bureau, a component of the Department of Commerce, is the federal government's principal statistical agency, running the decennial population count along with the economic, demographic, and geographic surveys that underpin apportionment, redistricting, and federal funding formulas. Its ~$0.26B in FY2025 contract dollars is dominated by survey and data-operations IT: systems engineering & technical integration for the census enterprise, questionnaire-assistance & respondent-contact services, enterprise cybersecurity, software licensing, and geographic/GIS support. The largest awards flow to integrators and data-services firms (T-Rex Solutions, Maximus, Iron Vine Security, Spatial Front) supporting the technical backbone of census and survey collection.
Contract obligations (latest complete FY)
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Contract obligations (in progress)
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Signal tier
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USAspending contract feed
What this monitor reads — and what it doesn't
This is the contract-signal tier: the live USAspending award feed for the U.S. Census Bureau awarding sub-agency. It shows where Census's procurement dollars go — obligations over time and the largest awards — not total budget authority, which also includes payroll, grants, and transfers. Figures reflect the contract (procurement) slice reported to USAspending, not the bureau's total budget authority or appropriations. The appropriation-level view lives on the Department of Commerce monitor.