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 $6,966,182,811 Department of Defense spending $5,847,569,523 Alaska Federal contract spending $1,701,032,231 Department of Defense spending $1,262,270,004 Arkansas Federal contract spending $733,347,918 Department of Defense spending $493,707,364 Arizona Federal contract spending $9,532,481,912 Department of Defense spending $8,430,211,961 California Federal contract spending $38,265,812,161 Department of Defense spending $27,826,268,921 Colorado Federal contract spending $5,338,076,927 Department of Defense spending $3,151,274,817 Connecticut Federal contract spending $9,309,571,167 Department of Defense spending $8,958,623,817 Washington, D.C. Federal contract spending $13,068,559,569 Department of Defense spending $3,509,671,644 Delaware Federal contract spending $225,671,545 Department of Defense spending $194,244,610 Florida Federal contract spending $10,452,620,663 Department of Defense spending $8,385,437,574 Georgia Federal contract spending $5,350,003,516 Department of Defense spending $3,905,791,427 Hawaii Federal contract spending $1,805,060,052 Department of Defense spending $1,713,685,824 Iowa Federal contract spending $1,421,064,084 Department of Defense spending $733,831,483 Idaho Federal contract spending $1,317,983,547 Department of Defense spending $186,973,197 Department of Energy spending $852,999,022 Illinois Federal contract spending $5,634,687,784 Department of Defense spending $3,007,054,799 Indiana Federal contract spending $3,702,010,876 Department of Defense spending $3,172,722,314 Kansas Federal contract spending $2,063,768,355 Department of Defense spending $1,411,996,347 Kentucky Federal contract spending $3,273,688,505 Department of Defense spending $2,890,583,958 Louisiana Federal contract spending $3,221,415,786 Department of Defense spending $2,543,965,831 Massachusetts Federal contract spending $8,470,467,613 Department of Defense spending $6,962,285,040 Maryland Federal contract spending $19,261,920,339 Department of Defense spending $9,212,584,658 Maine Federal contract spending $1,631,087,959 Department of Defense spending $1,555,526,926 Michigan Federal contract spending $3,596,321,683 Department of Defense spending $2,610,971,643 Minnesota Federal contract spending $1,998,326,169 Department of Defense spending $1,337,804,678 Missouri Federal contract spending $7,607,656,097 Department of Defense spending $6,502,161,476 Mississippi Federal contract spending $2,248,507,865 Department of Defense spending $1,866,645,646 Montana Federal contract spending $530,159,166 Department of Defense spending $206,883,061 North Carolina Federal contract spending $3,299,124,056 Department of Defense spending $2,212,906,885 North Dakota Federal contract spending $460,507,573 Department of Defense spending $309,468,134 Nebraska Federal contract spending $585,954,595 Department of Defense spending $401,287,002 New Hampshire Federal contract spending $871,440,168 Department of Defense spending $715,931,771 New Jersey Federal contract spending $5,147,625,760 Department of Defense spending $4,196,806,198 New Mexico Federal contract spending $5,865,865,023 Department of Defense spending $1,070,807,119 Department of Energy spending $4,361,077,9460 New York Federal contract spending $7,090,506,634 Department of Defense spending $5,058,180,564 Nevada Federal contract spending $1,495,329,490 Department of Defense spending $439,066,330 Department of Energy spending $882,632,350 Ohio Federal contract spending $6,343,625,650 Department of Defense spending $4,636,529,378 Oklahoma Federal contract spending $2,447,498,167 Department of Defense spending $1,524,327,079 Oregon Federal contract spending $1,117,992,057 Department of Defense spending $529,633,676 Pennsylvania Federal contract spending $8,535,121,852 Department of Defense spending $6,202,546,799 Rhode Island Federal contract spending $498,228,867 Department of Defense spending $417,901,233 South Carolina Federal contract spending $4,028,088,745 Department of Defense spending $1,598,530,434 South Dakota Federal contract spending $386,209,042 Department of Defense spending $236,223,859 Tennessee Federal contract spending $6,110,682,981 Department of Defense spending $2,117,271,6760 Department of Energy spending $2,970,967,986 Texas Federal contract spending $27,278,123,764 Department of Defense spending $21,050,236,789 National Aeronautics And Space Administration spending $3,104,247,032 Utah Federal contract spending $2,217,094,031 Department of Defense spending $1,877,902,998 Virginia Federal contract spending $33,964,187,698 Department of Defense spending $23,382,043,596 Vermont Federal contract spending $502,094,750 Department of Defense spending $452,361,872 Washington Federal contract spending $6,654,129,493 Department of Defense spending $3,324,631,115 Wisconsin Federal contract spending $2,363,849,675 Department of Defense spending $1,745,651,264 West Virginia Federal contract spending $901,077,143 Department of Defense spending $279,594,841 Wyoming Federal contract spending $239,604,471 Department of Defense spending $115,110,653