Department of Defense in Virginia

What the Defense–Virginia join is

Awarding agency 097 and place-of-performance state VA meet here. $295,184,891,806 is the obligation sum on awards that carry both tags. It is not DoD’s worldwide total, not Virginia’s entire federal inflow, and not cash already paid. Pentagon and Norfolk folklore may send a reader here; those stories are not packet NAICS.

625,572 is an unusually large action count. Modifications and repeat awards add rows. Unique vendors are not published here. Dividing $295,184,891,806 by 625,572 yields about $471,864 per award on average. A dense row file is not a unique-contractor boom unless the overlay says so.

Open Department of Defense in Virginia for the filtered table, Virginia federal spending for all agencies, Department of Defense for agency 097 nationwide, and All spending ties for other pairs.

Agency 097 as the awarding side

USAspending labels awarding agency 097 as Department of Defense. That code produced $295,184,891,806 when crossed with Virginia place of performance. The agency-wide 097 page does not require VA geography. The Virginia hub does not require Defense. Only the overlay applies both filters, which is why this tie cites 625,572 awards.

A second Defense slice on another state uses the same agency code and a different dollar total. Do not treat Virginia’s 097 total as a synonym for every DoD account.

Questions

How much has the Defense Department obligated in Virginia?

USAspending.gov records $295,184,891,806 in obligations for awarding agency 097 with Virginia place of performance, covering 625,572 awards. That is an obligation total, not an outlay total, and not DoD’s nationwide budget. Original filings remain on the source sites.

Does $295.2 billion mean DoD spent that much in Virginia?

No. The figure is obligations on awards tagged to agency 097 and Virginia place of performance. Outlays can differ. Place of performance is a geography field, not proof that every dollar was disbursed to Virginia vendors or residents. Original filings remain on the source sites.

Why is Virginia’s Defense award count so high?

The extract lists 625,572 award actions totaling $295,184,891,806. The figure is a record count, including modifications and repeat actions, not a unique-contractor census. This packet does not explain the row volume beyond that definition. Original filings remain on the source sites.

Where is the live Defense–Virginia table?

Department of Defense in Virginia is the overlay. Virginia federal spending shows all agencies in the state. Department of Defense shows agency 097 without a state filter. All spending ties lists other pairs. Original filings remain on the source sites.