Tech & TelecomFederal spending file
Science & space
NASA, research labs, and the basic science that companies later turn into products.
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What the money shows
The government spent $47.6B on Science & space in 2025, which is 0.5% of all spending that year. Science & space outlays are up 32.9% from 2017. OMB history lists Science & space at 1.2% of federal outlays in 1962 and 0.5% in 2025. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the largest agency in this category, handles 58.4% of its latest outlay. The linked lobbying register category is Tech & Telecom.
Sources: USAspending · OMB Historical Tables
$48B
Latest outlay
$0.47
Of each $100
+33%
Since FY2017
Tech & Telecom
Mapped sector
Agencies spending it
Latest fiscal year, top agencies from USAspending.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$28B
Department of Energy$10B
National Science Foundation$9.9B
Lobbying in this sector
Up to five leading tech & telecom clients in the lobby register.
Share since 1962
OMB history plus live rows once ingested.
Bills moving money here
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