Contrax Pathway · Step 1 · Gap Map

Where the federal cybersecurity work is, and who already has it

Federal spending in fiscal year 2025, the share set aside for small businesses, the top buying agencies, contracts ending in the next 12 months, and how many companies hold the work now. Green states have big spending but few companies holding it. Source: USAspending.gov, by state.

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Federal cybersecurity spending

$56.9B

Contracts ending in 12 months

19,044

Openings (green states)

13

Alabama: Opening, $594M federal spendingAlaska: Crowded, $282M federal spendingArizona: Crowded, $481M federal spendingArkansas: Small market, $5.4M federal spendingCalifornia: Opening, $1.8B federal spendingColorado: Opening, $1.3B federal spendingConnecticut: Small market, $62.4M federal spendingDelaware: Small market, $22.1M federal spendingFlorida: Opening, $1.7B federal spendingGeorgia: Crowded, $792M federal spendingHawaii: Opening, $259M federal spendingIdaho: Small market, $10.3M federal spendingIllinois: Crowded, $490M federal spendingIndiana: Small market, $203M federal spendingIowa: Small market, $26.0M federal spendingKansas: Opening, $1.1B federal spendingKentucky: Crowded, $229M federal spendingLouisiana: Small market, $39.7M federal spendingMaine: Small market, $8.1M federal spendingMaryland: Opening, $8.5B federal spendingMassachusetts: Small market, $173M federal spendingMichigan: Small market, $124M federal spendingMinnesota: Small market, $34.0M federal spendingMississippi: Small market, $139M federal spendingMissouri: Crowded, $380M federal spendingMontana: Small market, $5.1M federal spendingNebraska: Opening, $410M federal spendingNevada: Small market, $67.5M federal spendingNew Hampshire: Small market, $114M federal spendingNew Jersey: Opening, $920M federal spendingNew Mexico: Small market, $97.4M federal spendingNew York: Crowded, $312M federal spendingNorth Carolina: Crowded, $552M federal spendingNorth Dakota: Small market, $6.5M federal spendingOhio: Crowded, $608M federal spendingOklahoma: Crowded, $237M federal spendingOregon: Small market, $64.4M federal spendingPennsylvania: Crowded, $518M federal spendingRhode Island: Small market, $9.6M federal spendingSouth Carolina: Opening, $428M federal spendingSouth Dakota: Small market, $27.5M federal spendingTennessee: Small market, $90.9M federal spendingTexas: Opening, $1.4B federal spendingUtah: Crowded, $239M federal spendingVermont: Small market, $47.4M federal spendingVirginia: Opening, $23.4B federal spendingWashington: Small market, $88.3M federal spendingWest Virginia: Crowded, $322M federal spendingWisconsin: Small market, $19.2M federal spendingWyoming: Small market, $8.0M federal spendingDistrict of Columbia: Opening, $8.1B federal spending
Opening: Big spending, few companies holding the workCrowded: Big spending, many companies already inSmall market: Less federal spending in this trade

Best openings for cybersecurity

Big federal spending, few companies holding the work, ranked with the small-business share and contracts coming up.

StateSpendingSmall-business shareCompanies holding workEnding in 12 monthsRating
Colorado$1.3B55%165609Opening
Maryland$8.5B28%7793145Opening
District of Columbia$8.1B23%8673713Opening
Nebraska$410M39%2457Opening
Virginia$23.4B16%9045211Opening
New Jersey$920M22%81195Opening
California$1.8B27%2641195Opening
Texas$1.4B33%236594Opening
Alabama$594M27%96138Opening
Alaska$282M42%4977Crowded
Florida$1.7B13%187403Opening
Ohio$608M30%140311Crowded
Kentucky$229M56%5380Crowded
Illinois$490M29%110204Crowded
South Carolina$428M19%5990Opening

"Companies holding work" counts the companies whose federal cybersecurity contracts in the state end in the next 18 months. Figures are by place of performance and state; county figures are not available from this source.