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Award obligations by fiscal year and type, largest recipient organisations, places of performance, industries, programs and competition, as reported to USAspending.
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Department of Veterans Affairs obligated $288B in awards in FY2025 and $1.4T over the five fiscal years since FY2022, 5.6% of all award obligations recorded on USAspending; it ranks 4 of 73 awarding agencies.
The FY2025 mix was 71% direct payments, 27% contracts; obligations were up 21% on FY2024, with $309B so far in FY2026.
Its largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc. ($73B), McKesson Corporation ($37B) and Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp ($33B).
By place of performance, the most money went to VA, TX and CA.
Obligations by fiscal year and award type
- Contracts $78B
- Grants $3.1B
- Direct payments $203B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $1.0B
- Other assistance $2.5B
Compared with all agencies FY2025
| Measure | This agency | Largest (Health and Human Services) | All agencies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Award obligations, FY2025 | $288B | $2.0T | $5.3T |
| Contracts, FY2025 | $78B | $21B | $779B |
| Grants, FY2025 | $3.1B | $826B | $1.2T |
| Direct payments, FY2025 | $203B | $1.2T | $3.3T |
| Loans (subsidy cost), FY2025 | $1.0B | $0 | $201M |
| Other assistance, FY2025 | $2.5B | $1.7B | $26B |
| Share of all award obligations, five years | 5.6% | 38.3% | 100% |
Largest recipient organisations FY2022–FY2025
$799B among the top 60 went to recipients not shown: aggregated records (for example "multiple recipients"), individuals and withheld names.
Where the money goes place of performance
Competition contracts, FPDS extent competed
FPDS "extent competed" codes as reported, FY2022–FY2025: $263B coded.
Contract industries NAICS
Assistance programs listings
Sub-agencies
| Sub-agency | FY2025 | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|
| Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration | $205B | $903B |
| Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration | $5.0B | $136B |
| Directory/National Cemetery Administration | $86M | $256M |
Largest awards begun since FY2025
| Recipient | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKesson Corporation | ContractDelivery Order | $1.4B | 1 Nov 2025 | TX | USAspending |
| McKesson Corporation | ContractDelivery Order | $1.4B | 1 May 2026 | TX | USAspending |
| Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp | ContractDelivery Order | $1.2B | 23 Sep 2026 | VA | USAspending |
| McKesson Corporation | ContractDelivery Order | $1.2B | 1 Jul 2026 | TX | USAspending |
| McKesson Corporation | ContractDelivery Order | $1.2B | 1 Jun 2026 | TX | USAspending |
| McKesson Corporation | ContractDelivery Order | $1.2B | 1 Apr 2026 | TX | USAspending |
| McKesson Corporation | ContractDelivery Order | $1.2B | 1 Oct 2025 | TX | USAspending |
| McKesson Corporation | ContractDelivery Order | $1.2B | 1 Sep 2025 | TX | USAspending |
| McKesson Corporation | ContractDelivery Order | $1.2B | 1 Mar 2026 | TX | USAspending |
| McKesson Corporation | ContractDelivery Order | $1.1B | 1 Jul 2025 | TX | USAspending |
Most $1.0M+ award value since FY2022
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc. | 121 | $93B |
| 2 | McKesson Corporation | 58 | $49B |
| 3 | Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp | 100 | $44B |
| 4 | QTC Medical Services Inc | 45 | $8.5B |
| 5 | Optumserve Health Services, Inc. | 38 | $6.9B |
| 6 | Veterans Evaluation Services, Inc | 42 | $6.0B |
| 7 | Oracle Health Government Services, Inc. | 16 | $4.0B |
| 8 | Loyal Source Government Services LLC | 29 | $3.0B |
| 9 | Dell Federal Systems L.P | 2 | $2.7B |
| 10 | Medline Industries, LP | 68 | $2.3B |
| 11 | V3GATE, LLC | 70 | $1.8B |
| 12 | FEDEX Supply Chain Distribution System, Inc. | 40 | $1.6B |
| 13 | Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc | 15 | $1.5B |
| 14 | Davita Inc. | 15 | $1.2B |
| 15 | Sonova USA Inc | 96 | $1.2B |
Questions and answers
How much does Department of Veterans Affairs spend on contracts and grants?
$288B in award obligations in FY2025: $78B contracts, $3.1B grants, $203B direct payments, $1.0B loan subsidy cost and $2.5B other assistance.
Who are the largest Department of Veterans Affairs contractors and grantees?
Over FY2022–FY2025: Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc. ($73B), McKesson Corporation ($37B), Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp ($33B), QTC Medical Services Inc ($6.6B) and Optumserve Health Services, Inc. ($5.4B).
How competitive are Department of Veterans Affairs contracts?
Of $263B in contract obligations over FY2022–FY2025 with an extent-competed code, 92% was coded as competed (full and open, after exclusion of sources, under simplified acquisition procedures, or competitive delivery orders), using the FPDS codes as reported.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov award transactions, awarding-agency view, loaded 30 Sep 2026. Agency totals here count awards; budget authority and outlays are separate USAspending views.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (awarding agency, awarding sub-agency, recipient, NAICS, assistance listing) and spending by geography, loaded 30 Sep 2026; cross-tabulations cover FY2022–FY2025. Agency figures count award obligations only; budget authority and outlays are separate USAspending views. See methodology.