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Railroad Retirement Board
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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Railroad Retirement Board obligated $11B in awards in FY2026 and $54B over the five fiscal years since FY2023, 0.3% of all award obligations recorded on USAspending; it ranks 19 of 72 awarding agencies.
The FY2026 mix was 100% direct payments; obligations were down 24% on FY2025, with $0 so far in FY2027.
Its largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were Palmetto Gba, LLC ($80M), International Business Machines Corporation ($22M) and CGI Federal Inc. ($8.9M).
By place of performance, the most money went to TX, IL and FL.
Obligations by fiscal year and award type
- Contracts $45M
- Direct payments $11B
Compared with all agencies FY2026
| Measure | This agency | Largest (Health and Human Services) | All agencies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Award obligations, FY2026 | $11B | $2.1T | $5.1T |
| Contracts, FY2026 | $45M | $24B | $716B |
| Grants, FY2026 | $0 | $895B | $1.2T |
| Direct payments, FY2026 | $11B | $1.2T | $3.2T |
| Loans (subsidy cost), FY2026 | $0 | $0 | −$5.5B |
| Other assistance, FY2026 | $0 | $5.2B | $21B |
| Share of all award obligations, five years | 0.3% | 38.5% | 100% |
Largest recipient organisations FY2022–FY2025
$57B 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: $195M coded.
Contract industries NAICS
Assistance programs listings
Largest awards begun since FY2026
| Recipient | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Business Machines Corporation | ContractDelivery Order | $4.1M | 29 Oct 2025 | IL | USAspending |
Most $1.0M+ award value since FY2023
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmetto Gba, LLC | 2 | $71M |
| 2 | CGI Federal Inc. | 1 | $9.3M |
| 3 | Cherokee Nation System Solutions LLC | 1 | $7.3M |
| 4 | Carahsoft Technology Corp | 1 | $5.4M |
| 5 | International Business Machines Corporation | 2 | $5.2M |
| 6 | Procentrix, LLC | 1 | $4.9M |
| 7 | Icallidus, Inc. | 1 | $4.8M |
| 8 | Flexion Inc | 1 | $2.3M |
| 9 | Wilson 5 Service Company, Inc. | 1 | $1.5M |
| 10 | Castro & Company, LLC | 1 | $1.0M |
Questions and answers
How much does Railroad Retirement Board spend on contracts and grants?
$11B in award obligations in FY2026: $45M contracts, $0 grants, $11B direct payments, $0 loan subsidy cost and $0 other assistance.
Who are the largest Railroad Retirement Board contractors and grantees?
Over FY2022–FY2025: Palmetto Gba, LLC ($80M), International Business Machines Corporation ($22M), CGI Federal Inc. ($8.9M), Insight Public Sector, Inc. ($6.9M) and Lumen Technologies Government Solutions, Inc. ($5.0M).
How competitive are Railroad Retirement Board contracts?
Of $195M in contract obligations over FY2022–FY2025 with an extent-competed code, 80% 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.