Federal law states that it is “unlawful for a Federal contractor” to “make, either directly or indirectly, any contribution or expenditure of money or other thing of value … to any political party, committee, or candidate for Federal office or to any person for any political purpose or use.”

Despite this prohibition, a Washington Examiner analysis of campaign finance and procurement records identified several federal contractors, many of them major corporations, that may have run afoul of this law in 2025. The prohibition on federal contributions from firms contracting with the federal government exists to combat impropriety in the procurement process or any appearance thereof.