Department of Defense in Illinois

A high-count Defense cell, not a single base budget

This tie reports the intersection of awarding agency 097 and Illinois as place-of-performance state. The $27,070,317,743.87 figure sums obligations on awards that carry both attributes. Illinois statewide spending includes every agency; the Department of Defense national profile includes every state. Neither parent equals this cell.

Eight hundred eighty-seven thousand eight hundred thirty awards is an unusually large row count relative to many other state–agency pairs on this site. That volume usually signals lots of smaller procurement actions, modifications, or delivery orders rather than a handful of mega-grants. The packet does not classify those rows. It does not identify a particular installation, contractor, or weapon system.

Agency 097 as the Defense filter

The awarding-agency code here is 097. Military departments, defense agencies, and related awarding offices can roll up under that parent in USAspending. This narrative does not split Army, Navy, Air Force, or other components because those splits are not in the facts. The overlay path /states/il/agencies/097/ is the table view of the same pair.

A national Department of Defense page will show a larger dollar total and a different award mix. Using $27,070,317,743.87 as if it were the entire Defense budget would collapse the Illinois filter. Using 887,830 as if it were the number of Illinois defense employees would collapse the award-record definition.

Questions

How much Defense spending is obligated in Illinois?

USAspending records $27,070,317,743.87 in obligations for awarding agency 097 (Department of Defense) with Illinois place of performance, covering 887,830 awards. That is an obligation aggregate for this pair, not an outlay total and not the national Defense figure.

Why does Illinois show 887,830 Defense awards?

The 887,830 figure is the award-record count in the USAspending aggregate for agency 097 and IL place of performance. High counts often reflect many smaller actions. The packet does not list vendors, bases, or contract vehicles.

What is the average DoD award in Illinois?

Dividing $27,070,317,743.87 by 887,830 awards produces about $30,491 per award. That mean mixes whatever award types sit in the table; it is not a median contract value.

Does this include National Guard or only Pentagon contracts?

The filter is awarding agency 097. The facts do not split components, Guard activity, or civil works. Anything coded to 097 with IL place of performance is in the $27,070,317,743.87 total; anything coded elsewhere is not.