Your tax dollars, tracked
Follow the Money.
$11.2T in Federal Spending.
Independent, data-driven analysis of how the federal government spends your money. Every contract. Every grant. Every agency.
No ads. No government funding. Built entirely on public data. · Data current as of FY2025 · Updated Feb 2026
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Government Accountability Office
The government loses $233–521 billion per year to fraud.
3–7% of all federal spending. That is more than the entire education budget.
The Big Picture
10 Companies, $183.1B
A handful of defense contractors capture the majority of federal contract dollars.
Read more →No-Bid Nation: $74B Without Competition
One in three large contracts is awarded without competitive bidding.
Read more →USAID: Budget Tripled, Then Gutted
From $15B to $50B in six years. Now DOGE is cutting it back.
Read more →Top 10 Federal Contractors
These 10 companies receive $183.1B — 23.5% of all federal contracts.
Biggest Spenders: Top Agencies
By budget authority — who controls the most taxpayer money?
Department of the Treasury
TREAS · 31.6% of total budget
$3.7T
Budget Authority
Department of Health and Human Services
HHS · 21.9% of total budget
$2.6T
Budget Authority
Department of Defense
DOD · 12.1% of total budget
$1.4T
Budget Authority
Department of Veterans Affairs
VA · 4.4% of total budget
$517.8B
Budget Authority
Social Security Administration
SSA · 4.0% of total budget
$473.7B
Budget Authority
Top States by Federal Spending
Where do federal contract dollars flow?
Interactive Tools
Deep Dives & Investigations
DOGE Reality Check
What DOGE actually cut vs. what they claimed
🗺️State Dependency
Which states take more than they give?
💣Interest Time Bomb
$952B in interest — now larger than defense
🏢Contractor Monopoly
10 companies hold 64% of all contracts
✈️Pentagon Deep Dive
The Pentagon's blank check — never audited
🌍Foreign Aid Deep Dive
Where does foreign aid actually go?
🤝Welfare Queens
Red states, blue states — who really depends on federal money?
💰Your Dollar
Personalized breakdown of your tax dollars