As former Department of Defense analyst Chuck Spinney suggests in NOW's "Inside the Pentagon," there is a third element in the financial equation termed "the military industrial complex" by President Eisenhower. That element is Congress — representatives are tasked with bringing federal business into their districts and to their constituents.

The Federal Procurement Data Center (FPDC)'s Web site keeps track of federal contracts over $25,000. The Executive departments and agencies award over $200 billion annually for goods and services. The system can identify who bought what, from whom, for how much, when and where. You can use the site to see exactly what is bought and paid for in your state, and which contractors are getting the federal dollars.

In all but a handful of states, Department of Defense dollars account for by far the majority of federal dollars. States in which the Department of Energy provides the greatest amount are those which are host to major military research laboratories like Oak Ridge in Tennessee and Los Alamos and Sandia Labs in New Mexico or the atomic testing ranges of Nevada. Check out your state's share below.

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Alabama Federal contract spending $5,488,321,000 Department of Defense spending $4,594,457,000 Alaska Federal contract spending $1,351,453,000 Department of Defense spending $986,787,000 Arkansas Federal contract spending $979,744,000 Department of Defense spending $821,040,000 Arizona Federal contract spending $6,151,378,000 Department of Defense spending $5,573,997,000 California Federal contract spending $32,842,383,000 Department of Defense spending $24,078,267,000 Colorado Federal contract spending $4,871,218,000 Department of Defense spending $3,296,780,000 Connecticut Federal contract spending $6,043,154,000 Department of Defense spending $5,663,126 Washington, D.C. Federal contract spending $10,043,199,000 Department of Defense spending $1,686,005 Delaware Federal contract spending $180,020,000 Department of Defense spending $142,434,000 Florida Federal contract spending $8,932,454,000 Department of Defense spending $6,917,898,000 Georgia Federal contract spending $6,850,338,000 Department of Defense spending $5,690,309,000 Hawaii Federal contract spending $1,635,904,000 Department of Defense spending $1,476,139,000 Iowa Federal contract spending $792,484,000 Department of Defense spending $538,998,000 Idaho Federal contract spending $1,304,999,000 Department of Defense spending $172,492,000 Department of Energy spending $796,054,000 Illinois Federal contract spending $3,895,817,000 Department of Defense spending $1,968,910,000 Indiana Federal contract spending $2,494,564,000 Department of Defense spending $1,832,117,000 Kansas Federal contract spending $1,514,662,000 Department of Defense spending $1,156,123,000 Kentucky Federal contract spending $2,882,449,000 Department of Defense spending $2,274,139,000 Louisiana Federal contract spending $2,720,411,000 Department of Defense spending $1,772,379,000 Massachusetts Federal contract spending $6,016,088,000 Department of Defense spending $4,764,800,000 Maryland Federal contract spending $12,888,356,000 Department of Defense spending $6,192,286,000 Maine Federal contract spending $1,150,276,000 Department of Defense spending $1,087,812,000 Michigan Federal contract spending $3,027,565,000 Department of Defense spending $2,196,518,000 Minnesota Federal contract spending $1,888,749,000 Department of Defense spending $1,458,746,000 Missouri Federal contract spending $6,895,818,000 Department of Defense spending $5,582,171,000 Mississippi Federal contract spending $2,740,746,000 Department of Defense spending $2,323,616,000 Montana Federal contract spending $302,167,000 Department of Defense spending $128,537,000 North Carolina Federal contract spending $2,410,729,000 Department of Defense spending $1,589,717,000 North Dakota Federal contract spending $280,912,000 Department of Defense spending $214,289,000 Nebraska Federal contract spending $440,887,000 Department of Defense spending $264,315,000 New Hampshire Federal contract spending $683,441,000 Department of Defense spending $574,791,000 New Jersey Federal contract spending $4,004,282,000 Department of Defense spending $3,359,785,000 New Mexico Federal contract spending $5,232,233,000 Department of Defense spending $749,227,000 Department of Energy spending $4,051,207,000 New York Federal contract spending $6,171,416,000 Department of Defense spending $4,188,976,000 Nevada Federal contract spending $1,181,510,000 Department of Defense spending $359,237,000 Department of Energy spending $683,201,000 Ohio Federal contract spending $4,572,833,000 Department of Defense spending $3,392,108,000 Oklahoma Federal contract spending $2,132,467,000 Department of Defense spending $1,479,403,000 Oregon Federal contract spending $820,444,000 Department of Defense spending $378,799,000 Pennsylvania Federal contract spending $6,711,987,000 Department of Defense spending $4,586,085,000 Rhode Island Federal contract spending $419,447,000 Department of Defense spending $343,192,000 South Carolina Federal contract spending $2,875,992,000 Department of Defense spending $1,099,787,000 South Dakota Federal contract spending $344,320,000 Department of Defense spending $193,418,000 Tennessee Federal contract spending $3,884,072,000 Department of Defense spending $1,249,252,000 Department of Energy spending $2,189,266,000 Texas Federal contract spending $19,424,005,000 Department of Defense spending $13,149,553,000 National Aeronautics And Space Administration spending $3,787,837,000 Utah Federal contract spending $1,955,727,000 Department of Defense spending $1,255,520,000 Virginia Federal contract spending $25,282,903,000 Department of Defense spending $17,412,046,000 Vermont Federal contract spending $358,946,000 Department of Defense spending $297,871,000 Washington Federal contract spending $5,243,221,000 Department of Defense spending $2,370,043,000 Wisconsin Federal contract spending $1,640,709,000 Department of Defense spending $1,056,795,000 West Virginia Federal contract spending $501,387,000 Department of Defense spending $147,974,000 Wyoming Federal contract spending $154,881,000 Department of Defense spending $75,444,000