District of Columbia Federal Spending — Week of 2026-03-22
Federal Spending Report: District of Columbia
Week of March 22-28, 2026
The District of Columbia received $9.6 million in federal contract awards over the past week, with the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education accounting for nearly all spending. Twelve contracts were distributed across seven agencies and twelve unique contractors, reflecting concentrated investment in healthcare consulting and educational services.
The largest single award went to Trust Consulting Services Inc., which secured a $5.5 million contract from the Department of Health and Human Services—representing 57 percent of all weekly obligations. Applied Enterprise Management Corporation followed with a $3.3 million Department of Education contract. These two awards alone totaled $8.8 million, leaving just $800,000 for the remaining ten contracts.
The Department of Health and Human Services led all agencies with $5.6 million obligated across two awards, while the Department of Education committed $3.4 million in two separate contracts. The Department of Homeland Security distributed $290,000 across four awards, suggesting a more fragmented approach to its contracting activity. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and Department of Transportation each made single awards of $164,000 and $89,000 respectively.
Beyond the top two contractors, awards were notably modest in size. V3Gate, LLC received $200,000 from the Department of Homeland Security for what appears to be technology or infrastructure work. Deloitte & Touche LLP secured $164,000 from the International Development Finance Corporation, while Aspetto Inc. garnered $90,000 from the Department of Homeland Security. The remaining seven contractors split approximately $150,000 collectively.
The spending pattern reveals a concentration strategy typical of federal procurement in the nation's capital, where larger integrators and consulting firms dominate contract awards. All twelve awards were delivered as fixed contracts rather than grants or other funding mechanisms. The relatively balanced distribution of contractors—twelve firms receiving twelve awards—suggests either one-time awards or the beginning of new engagements rather than continuation of existing relationships.