Study: D.C. area grosses $107B in federal contracts

Published October 12, 2006 4:00am ET



The capital region’s six congressional representatives have brought more than $107 billion in federal contracts home to their districts — about 15 percent of the total federal budget, an Examiner analysis found.

The largesse put all six representatives in the nation’s top 12 at bringing in federal contracts, according to data provided by the newly launched Web site, FedSpending.org.

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