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Exhibit 338

Defense Primer: Department of Defense Contractors (IF10600)

Exhibit 338 ยท CRS report

Defense Primer: Department of Defense Contractors (IF10600)

received 30% of departmental contract obligations

FY2024 DoD contract obligations $445 billion; five companies received 30 percent. The earlier May 2024 edition (FY2022 data) listed the same five at about $122.5 billion of $415 billion, about 30 percent.

Source
Congressional Research Service
Date
6 February 2026
Quoted from
p. 1, Contractors as Entities
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/PDF/IF10600/IF10600.19.pdf
Accessed
2026-11-09
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Finding DEF-1.3
Primary record The Congressional Research Service reported that five companies received 30 percent of Department of Defense contract obligations in fiscal year 2024, out of $445 billion: Lockheed Martin, RTX, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics.