Where the money actually goes — satellites, mostly.
The whole Department of Commerce (USAspending toptier agency 013) as recorded in the public spending feed: budgetary resources and obligations by fiscal year, and the largest contract awards. Unlike departments whose money is mostly transfers or interest, a meaningful share of Commerce's obligations is real procurement — and it is concentrated in NOAA's capital assets, above all the weather- and environmental-satellite programs.
Data currency
Commerce publishes contract-award detail without the Department of War's 90-day OPSEC withholding. Normal USAspending reporting lag still applies, so the contracts table is shown for the latest fully-loaded fiscal year; the in-progress fiscal year is partial and would understate.
Obligated (latest complete FY)
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Obligated (in progress)
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Top-15 contract value
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Toptier agency
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Department of Commerce
Obligations over time
Total agency obligations by fiscal year. The current fiscal year is partial.
Largest contract awards
Ranked by total obligated amount on the award. For multiyear and IDIQ vehicles this accumulates across option years — a measure of award size, not single-year spend. The awarding bureau column makes NOAA's satellite and environmental programs' dominance legible.
| Recipient | Awarding bureau | Description | Obligated |
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