Most of what DOT “spends” is money it sends, not money it buys.
The whole Department of Transportation (USAspending toptier agency 069) as recorded in the public spending feed: budgetary resources and obligations by fiscal year, and the largest contract awards. DOT's obligations are dominated by grants and trust-fund formula apportionments — Federal-Aid Highways, Transit Formula Grants, Airport Improvement grants, Amtrak grants — federal financial assistance to States, transit agencies, airports, and rail, not procurement. The contracts below are a small slice of the total.
Data currency
DOT 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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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. Note how small these are beside total obligations: DOT's money is mostly grants and formula apportionments, not things it procures directly.
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