Top federal agencies buying AI & machine learning
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · Live data
The Department of Defense unsurprisingly tops the list, but civilian agencies like Health & Human Services, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security are scaling AI procurement aggressively. The top 20 agencies below account for 100.0% of all federal AI/ML contract dollars in the dataset.
Top 20 agencies by AI/ML spend
| # | Agency | Contracts | Total awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Defense | 537 | $1.37B |
| 2 | General Services Administration | 8 | $297.46M |
| 3 | Department of the Interior | 7 | $124.45M |
| 4 | Department of Commerce | 35 | $113.09M |
| 5 | Department of Veterans Affairs | 17 | $91.72M |
| 6 | Department of Health and Human Services | 28 | $65.77M |
| 7 | Department of the Treasury | 16 | $39.40M |
| 8 | Department of Homeland Security | 38 | $34.27M |
| 9 | Department of Justice | 3 | $22.58M |
| 10 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 24 | $17.12M |
| 11 | Department of Education | 2 | $13.04M |
| 12 | Department of Transportation | 15 | $10.70M |
| 13 | Institute of Museum and Library Services | 1 | $6.77M |
| 14 | Environmental Protection Agency | 9 | $2.69M |
| 15 | Department of Labor | 2 | $1.38M |
| 16 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 4 | $1.04M |
| 17 | Commodity Futures Trading Commission | 1 | $768K |
| 18 | Office of Personnel Management | 1 | $454K |
| 19 | National Transportation Safety Board | 1 | $295K |
| 20 | Agency for International Development | 1 | $198K |