Department of Defense in Washington

Defense awards and Washington geography as a pair

This tie keeps awards that are both Department of Defense (code 097) and Washington place of performance (WA). $68,620,818,780.09 is the obligation sum. 126,726 is the award count. Remove the state and you have the agency hub; remove the agency and you have Washington’s full federal mix. Neither parent equals this pair.

One hundred twenty-six thousand seven hundred twenty-six awards under $68.62 billion is a high-count pattern. Many modest actions can sit beside a smaller number of very large contracts inside the same average of about $541,000. The join does not publish the mix.

The temptation is to narrate $68,620,818,780.09 as money delivered to residents, then to narrate 126,726 as people served. Neither translation is in the fields. Obligations are commitments. Award count is records. The overlay, not the average, is the next step for anyone who needs rows.

Agency 097, not every military dollar in the Pacific Northwest

USAspending’s awarding-agency code 097 is labeled Department of Defense. Components, services, and defense agencies may report under that code or under others depending on the award. This page does not merge other codes. The $68,620,818,780.09 total is 097 × WA only.

The Department of Defense agency page omits the Washington filter. The Washington state page omits the 097 filter. The overlay /states/wa/agencies/097/ is where 126,726 awards are the operational count.

A common error is to treat the agency page as if it were this state slice, or the state page as if it were this agency. $68,620,818,780.09 is the intersection. 126,726 is the intersection’s row count. The parents include rows this page excludes.

Questions

How much has the Department of Defense obligated in Washington?

USAspending records $68,620,818,780.09 in obligations for agency 097 (Department of Defense) with Washington place of performance, on 126,726 awards. That is an obligation join, not an outlay total. The pair is awarding agency 097 (Department of Defense) and place-of-performance Washington.

Why is the average award about $541,000?

Because $68,620,818,780.09 divided by 126,726 awards is about $541,000. A high award count pulls the mean down compared with thin, grant-heavy files. The mean is not a typical contract vehicle. That ratio uses only $68,620,818,780.09 and 126,726 from the packet.

Does this include Oregon or other nearby states?

No. Place of performance is Washington (WA) only. The $68,620,818,780.09 and 126,726 awards exclude other state codes. Only place-of-performance Washington plus awarding agency 097 (Department of Defense) enter $68,620,818,780.09. Adjacent state codes are other filters, if they exist as ties at all.

Is this the entire Defense Department budget?

No. It is agency 097 crossed with Washington place of performance. Other states and other agency codes are separate pages. $68,620,818,780.09 is the intersection of Department of Defense (code 097) and Washington place of performance. Awards the same agency codes to other states sit on other pages.