Government contracts

Public contract awards linked to H-1B employers

Federal awards and state procurement records

Follow public contract records to employers that also appear in H-1B filings. Start with a ledger, inspect each award, then test what the records can and cannot show.

Source records

Two ledgers, kept separate

Federal records use USAspending obligations. State records show procurement awards. Connecticut vendor payments, including grants, stay separate from both award measures.

Federal awards

Open federal ledger
Matched transactions
1,866,644
Linked employers
12,886
Dollars obligated (matched)
$295.1B

State procurement

Open state ledger
Matched contracts
22,485,228
Linked employers
44,620
Dollars awarded (matched)
$1.1T

CT payments (matched): 529,870 · CT dollars paid (matched): $36.4B

Explore the records

Choose a public ledger

Each ledger keeps its own source, measure, and records visible. Open a transaction to inspect the named agency, recipient, date, and amount.

USAspending.gov

Federal contract awards

Inspect obligations, awarding agencies, recipient states, and the employers matched to H-1B filings.

Browse federal transactions

State procurement sources

State procurement contracts

Inspect awards, agencies, source states, and the matched employers across the jurisdictions now in coverage.

Browse state contracts

Scope and limits

Reading the employer match

The match identifies employers that appear in both a contract dataset and H-1B records. It is a research signal. It does not show that an H-1B worker performed a contract, that public funds paid a worker, or that an employer controlled a particular worksite.

Federal totals measure dollars obligated. State award totals exclude Connecticut payments. Payment totals stay separate. Coverage and update schedules differ, so these measures must not be added as one accounting system.

Public source records and site analysis. We do not attest to accuracy. Read the full disclaimer.

Dataset guides and site methods

  1. [1] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. State contracts and Connecticut payments: source registry; Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators. Source registry entry: state_contracts; Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limitsXH1B dataset description: State government award and vendor records. Connecticut Open Expenditures records payments, including grants. Payment totals stay separate from contract awards. Record identity fields vary by source; amounts and descriptions do not set identity.; These are the site's review methods, not validated predictions of wrongdoing. Inspect underlying records and alternative explanations.
  2. [2] Dataset documentation · USAspending / U.S. Treasury. Federal Spending Guide: contract transactions. Pages 3, 5, 9 and 17: transactions, amount fields and recipient identifiersContract downloads contain prime award transactions. XH1B’s use of recipient identifiers for employer links is its own processing step.Checked 2026-10-18.
  3. [3] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.