We examined buying activity from the Federal Procurement Data System, in order to obtain a list of the top five defense contractors. After reviewing the federal budget, DLA buying activity, and many other sources, we found discrepancies in the data that encouraged us to perform a complete analysis of all purchases in the FPDS. BidLink.net keeps up to date records of all FPDS transactions. Below is a list of 21 agencies operating under the Department of Defense who have reported consolidated data on their contractors by dollar value for the fiscal year 2009. The charts below show the top five contractors by dollar value for each agency.
2009 Top Contractors
Federal
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 21,174 | $38,512,401,433.23 |
| The Boeing Company | 11,468 | $21,956,065,368.89 |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | 22,009 | $19,654,882,647.82 |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 17,988 | $16,432,366,120.40 |
| Raytheon Company | 10,480 | $16,106,903,431.28 |
Department of Defense
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 17,762 | $31,348,453,590.56 |
| The Boeing Company | 10,799 | $20,604,690,106.84 |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | 19,627 | $18,293,375,394.47 |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 16,261 | $15,662,063,160.18 |
| Raytheon Company | 9,697 | $15,332,423,921.76 |
Department of the Navy
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 4,610 | $12,420,762,609.78 |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | 9,844 | $8,668,835,819.63 |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 6,396 | $8,005,594,096.52 |
| Raytheon Company | 2,656 | $5,095,808,653.19 |
| The Boeing Company | 1,607 | $4,993,553,179.45 |
Department of the Army
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 4,268 | $6,520,702,472.61 |
| Raytheon Company | 3,036 | $6,386,829,395.31 |
| Oshkosh Truck Corporation | 613 | $6,002,056,462.20 |
| The Boeing Company | 1,272 | $5,199,869,571.68 |
| KBR Inc. | 677 | $4,637,091,616.01 |
Department of the Air Force
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 4,992 | $12,721,684,392.24 |
| The Boeing Company | 3,094 | $8,328,512,802.70 |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | 4,381 | $5,697,914,434.55 |
| L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. | 2,415 | $2,506,614,057.32 |
| Raytheon Company | 2,261 | $2,364,176,372.56 |
Tricare Management Activity (TMA)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| Humana Inc. | 257 | $3,389,680,098.90 |
| Health Net Inc. | 136 | $2,818,236,858.39 |
| Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp. | 128 | $2,650,851,737.67 |
| Anthem Health Of Indiana Inc. | 1 | $750,304,988.85 |
| Sierra Military Health Services LLC | 1 | $527,348,655.04 |
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| SAIC Inc. | 179 | $131,231,178.89 |
| Raytheon Company | 78 | $123,228,271.33 |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | 61 | $74,314,286.05 |
| Bechtel Group Inc. | 37 | $70,181,269.80 |
| Applied Research Associates Inc. | 168 | $48,317,931.00 |
Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. | 423 | $160,727,353.44 |
| United Technologies Corporation | 336 | $127,187,015.51 |
| Rolls-Royce Group PLC | 139 | $96,846,374.23 |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | 574 | $29,925,319.56 |
| Raytheon Company | 309 | $19,705,598.28 |
Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | 107 | $166,653,880.00 |
| Raytheon Company | 108 | $128,127,696.00 |
| BAE Systems PLC | 38 | $61,856,490.00 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 41 | $33,815,997.00 |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 26 | $21,897,026.00 |
USTRANSCOM
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| FedEx Corporation | 1,198 | $1,506,090,850.42 |
| Evergreen International Airlines Inc. | 1,137 | $1,322,675,791.37 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | 464 | $305,502,933.10 |
| American Auto Logistics LP | 18 | $202,080,529.00 |
| EP Investments LLC | 50 | $140,092,877.72 |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 52 | $160,110,727.00 |
| SAIC Inc. | 53 | $63,866,621.03 |
| Raytheon Company | 33 | $41,592,859.63 |
| General Atomic Technologies Corporation | 13 | $39,645,859.00 |
| Hopkins Johns University | 59 | $38,422,044.00 |
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| SAIC Inc. | 573 | $383,239,379.39 |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | 670 | $317,452,963.16 |
| Apptis Inc. | 400 | $263,178,140.07 |
| Artel Inc. | 232 | $261,362,109.11 |
| Computer Sciences Corporation | 339 | $198,826,087.16 |
Defense Logistics Agency
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| Agility | 24,090 | $1,913,213,109.55 |
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC | 12 | $1,893,210,329.86 |
| The Bahrain Petroleum Company B.S.C. | 6 | $1,754,451,969.04 |
| BP P.L.C. | 28 | $1,684,285,999.43 |
| Amerisourcebergen Corporation | 64,715 | $1,258,838,905.31 |
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| Charles E Collier | 14 | $8,163,431.67 |
| Integrated Resource Technologies | 14 | $7,707,247.09 |
| Information Gateways Inc. | 3 | $6,598,800.00 |
| Events Unlimited Inc. | 53 | $4,736,407.84 |
| Culmen International LLC | 17 | $3,700,905.00 |
Defense Commissary Agency (DECA)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| Kraft Foods Inc. | 52,672 | $462,530,049.60 |
| Tyson Foods Inc. | 57,473 | $399,900,586.39 |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | 6,453 | $312,987,601.32 |
| PepsiCo Inc. | 22,856 | $210,064,462.15 |
| General Mills Inc. | 13,757 | $207,429,487.40 |
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 123 | $59,849,620.17 |
| Computer Sciences Corporation | 40 | $46,039,582.90 |
| Electronic Data Systems Corporation | 62 | $42,525,030.67 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. | 108 | $27,565,533.00 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 16 | $17,582,793.93 |
Defense Media Center (DMC)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| Innovative Technologies Inc. | 27 | $17,319,763.74 |
| Taft Broadcasting Company LLC | 18 | $7,967,929.16 |
| Towne Group Inc. | 7 | $5,999,071.46 |
| Omnitec Solutions Inc. | 22 | $4,656,841.63 |
| Film House Inc. | 16 | $3,499,993.38 |
Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| SKE Technischer Service GMBH | 54 | $27,755,917.30 |
| Dell Inc. | 46 | $22,655,101.06 |
| Pearson PLC | 650 | $17,574,464.41 |
| Audax Reisen Gesellschaft Mit Beschraenkter Haftung | 81 | $11,935,032.08 |
| Town of Lincoln | 2 | $10,192,190.00 |
Washington Headquarters Services (WHS)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| Hensel Phelps Construction Co. | 12 | $208,627,478.00 |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 21 | $73,953,096.26 |
| Catapult Technology Ltd. | 7 | $19,756,695.64 |
| Scitor Corporation | 32 | $19,057,261.13 |
| Dmjm/Parsons A Joint Venture | 10 | $16,246,022.72 |
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| The Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Milita | 56 | $17,422,548.16 |
| Onconova Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $4,274,446.00 |
| Corbin Company | 343 | $3,482,840.02 |
| Concurrent Technologies Corporation | 4 | $1,022,000.00 |
| World Wide Technology Holding Co. Inc. | 1 | $966,782.78 |
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| The Boeing Company | 44 | $1,663,936,105.00 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 262 | $1,326,609,630.63 |
| Raytheon Company | 209 | $978,990,087.97 |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | 669 | $681,660,706.67 |
| Computer Sciences Corporation | 137 | $214,351,162.60 |
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
| Company | Total actions | Total dollars |
| L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. | 3,553 | $781,680,577.20 |
| The Boeing Company | 82 | $114,830,024.25 |
| M A Federal Inc. | 157 | $105,376,236.89 |
| ITT Corporation | 49 | $102,623,504.53 |
| Raytheon Company | 142 | $91,306,439.18 |