How much does the US government spend on AI contracts?

$448.8 million

Federal contract obligations whose record says “artificial intelligence” came to $448.8 million in fiscal 2026.

For fiscal 2026. Data checked 31 Oct 2026, from federal.csv.

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Jesse Hawkins, “How much does the US government spend on AI contracts?”, jesseahawkins.com, data retrieved 31 Oct 2026. https://jesseahawkins.com/answers/federal-ai-contracts/. Data: USAspending, public domain, as this site publishes it in vendors/federal.csv; checked 31 Oct 2026.

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  author = {Hawkins, Jesse},
  title = {{How much does the US government spend on AI contracts?}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://jesseahawkins.com/answers/federal-ai-contracts/}},
  note = {Data: USAspending, public domain, as this site publishes it in vendors/federal.csv; checked 31 Oct 2026, retrieved 2026-10-31}
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