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Federal spending in VA-08: Virginia's 8th congressional district
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
Federal agencies obligated $26B for work and payments in Virginia's 8th congressional district in FY2026, or $34,148 per resident.
That is above the Virginia rate of $21,956 per resident and above the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 3 of 11 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 91% contracts.
Obligations were down 25% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $115B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Defense ($46B), Department of Health and Human Services ($18B) and General Services Administration ($12B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $24B
- Grants $559M
- Direct payments $1.7B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $1.7M
- Other assistance $15M
| Per resident | This district | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $34,148 | $21,956 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $31,151 | $12,524 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $726 | $3,015 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $2,249 | $6,401 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $2 | −$1 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $19 | $17 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 3 of 11 in state · 11 of 436 US | 9 of 51 states | — |
District attribution follows the congressional district USAspending records for the primary place of performance; awards carrying only a state-level location are counted in the state but in no district. Medicare payments are attributed to the district of the administrative contractor.
Obligations by fiscal year
Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture Federal Services LLC | $7.1B | 12% |
| 2 | General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. | $6.3B | 10% |
| 3 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $6.1B | 10% |
| 4 | Deloitte Consulting LLP | $5.3B | 9% |
| 5 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | $4.7B | 8% |
| 6 | Caci, Inc. - Federal | $2.1B | 3% |
| 7 | Airbus US Space & Defense Inc | $1.3B | 2% |
| 8 | Science Applications International Corporation | $1.1B | 2% |
| 9 | Cognosante MVH LLC | $933M | 2% |
| 10 | Magellan Federal, Inc. | $913M | 1% |
| 11 | Fors Marsh Group LLC | $792M | 1% |
| 12 | The MITRE Corporation | $772M | 1% |
| 13 | Deloitte & Touche LLP | $738M | 1% |
| 14 | Leidos, Inc. | $711M | 1% |
| 15 | General Dynamics Global Force, LLC | $662M | 1% |
| 16 | Mantech Advanced Systems International, Inc. | $615M | 1% |
| 17 | CGI Federal Inc. | $612M | 1% |
| 18 | Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. | $554M | 1% |
| 19 | Hii Mission Technologies Corp | $543M | 1% |
| 20 | The Cna Corporation | $515M | 1% |
| 21 | Securigence LLC | $510M | 1% |
| 22 | National Industries for the Blind | $491M | 1% |
| 23 | Intrepid LLC | $456M | 1% |
| 24 | Dell Marketing L.P. | $456M | 1% |
| 25 | Ecs Federal, LLC | $448M | 1% |
A further $17B among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Largest awards performed in the district
Counties in the district
- Arlington County 100% of county area
- Alexandria city 100% of county area
- Falls Church city 100% of county area
- Fairfax County 27% of county area
Other districts in Virginia
- VA-01 $4,893
- VA-02 $15,144
- VA-03 $17,348
- VA-04 $6,327
- VA-05 $7,687
- VA-06 $6,960
- VA-07 $46,842
- VA-09 $7,604
- VA-10 $9,293
- VA-11 $41,726
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Virginia's 8th congressional district?
$26B in award obligations in FY2026 and $115B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$34,148 per resident in FY2026 (population 770,372), against $21,956 for Virginia and $14,744 nationally. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included; the table on this page splits the rate by award type.
Which recipients dominate Virginia's 8th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Accenture Federal Services LLC ($7.1B), General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. ($6.3B), Lockheed Martin Corporation ($6.1B), Deloitte Consulting LLP ($5.3B) and Booz Allen Hamilton Inc ($4.7B). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Virginia's 8th congressional district?
Department of Defense ($46B), Department of Health and Human Services ($18B), General Services Administration ($12B), Department of Homeland Security ($7.3B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($4.9B), over FY2022–FY2025.
What does "place of performance" mean here?
USAspending records where the work is done or the payment is directed, as reported by the awarding agency. Some awards, especially grants to state governments, carry only a state-level location and are not attributed to any county or district; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending-by-geography (place of performance, congressional district layer, current districts) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; district population as returned by the same endpoint; recipient and agency cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025, fetched 18 Sep 2026. Boundaries and county overlap: Census cartographic boundary and relationship files for the 119th Congress. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.