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NAICS 541720 capture intelligence by agency

See where Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities obligations rose or fell across the agencies covered here. Compare prime contractors, buying methods, award activity, and lifecycle signals in each market.

7 published agency profiles

Latest 12 months vs. preceding 12 months

Where reported obligations moved

Latest period –

The following are the largest material movements among 7 comparable agency profiles on this page.

Largest increase: HHS — Department of Health and Human Services reported an increase of $57.3M from $254M to $311.3M.

Largest decline: DOD — Department of Defense reported a decline of $109.5M from $282.1M to $172.6M.

Largest reported increases

Ranked by absolute obligation movement
Agency Preceding 12 months Latest 12 months Change
1Department of Health and Human Services93 preceding · 78 latest positive awards
$254M$311.3MUp $57.3MUp 22.6%
2Department of Education103 preceding · 113 latest positive awards
$153.3M$168.5MUp $15.2MUp 9.9%
3Department of Veterans Affairs35 preceding · 39 latest positive awards
$2.2M$12.4MUp $10.1MUp 452%

Largest reported declines

Ranked by absolute obligation movement
Agency Preceding 12 months Latest 12 months Change
1Department of Defense206 preceding · 215 latest positive awards
$282.1M$172.6MDown $109.5MDown 38.8%
2Department of the Interior34 preceding · 13 latest positive awards
$4.6M$857.5KDown $3.7MDown 81.3%
3Department of Transportation31 preceding · 29 latest positive awards
$14.2M$13.1MDown $1.1MDown 7.8%
Scope and comparison rules

The latest period runs from Jul 28, 2025 through Jul 27, 2026. It is compared with Jul 28, 2024 through Jul 27, 2025.

Rankings cover this page’s 7 published profiles. A profile must contain at least 10 positive-obligation awards in each period, at least $1M in preceding-period net obligations, nonnegative latest-period net obligations, and at least $1M of absolute movement to appear.

Net obligations include deobligations and corrections. A historical increase or decline does not establish market attractiveness, requirement demand, future buying intent, or a forecast. Green and red indicate direction only, not favorability.

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Agencies spending under NAICS 541720

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