Agency deep dive · 07
The Department of Justice
Justice is a $33.2 billion department, and the component that buys the most goods and services is not the FBI. It is the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which runs a nationwide estate of correctional institutions.
A federal prison is a small town that cannot outsource its perimeter. It needs food, medical care, laundry, maintenance and utilities delivered on site, under security constraints, on a schedule. That produces a steady flow of recurring service contracts — and it is where XL Eagle's Justice work sits: diagnostic imaging brought inside the fence rather than transporting people out to a hospital.
How Justice is organized
Justice divides between litigating divisions, law-enforcement components, and the prison system.
Where the money is
Justice's FY2026 request is $33.2 billion. Against the other civilian departments:
- Figures are the FY2026 President's Budget request in discretionary budget authority, the same basis used across this series.
- Justice was requested at $33.2B against $36.0B enacted in FY2025 — a 7.6% reduction.
- Defense is excluded from the chart; at $961.6B it would compress every department shown into an unreadable sliver.
Where we have delivered
One Justice award, on-site medical imaging inside a federal correctional institution.
Mobile X-ray and ultrasound services
On-site mobile X-ray and ultrasound provided to the adult-in-custody population through the institution's Health Services Department, at a Care Level 2 facility housing roughly 1,100 people. Structured as a requirements-type contract with task orders issued by the institution.
FCI Bastrop · Texas · awarded
The components, and what they buy
| Component | What it does | What it typically buys |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Bureau of PrisonsBOP | Operates more than 120 federal correctional institutions and their health services departments. | On-site medical and diagnostic services, food service, laundry, facility maintenance, utilities, construction, transportation. |
| Federal Bureau of InvestigationFBI | The principal federal investigative agency. | Laboratory and forensic equipment, IT and data services, facility construction and security, vehicles. |
| Drug Enforcement AdministrationDEA | Enforces controlled substances law. | Laboratory services, vehicles, surveillance equipment, facility services. |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesATF | Firearms, explosives and arson enforcement. | Laboratory and range equipment, facility services, IT. |
| U.S. Marshals ServiceUSMS | Judicial security, fugitive operations and prisoner transport. | Detention and transport services, courthouse security systems, vehicles. |
| Litigating divisions and U.S. Attorneys | The department's civil, criminal, antitrust, tax and environmental litigation, plus the U.S. Attorney offices. | Litigation support, e-discovery, expert services, court reporting, office IT. |
| Office of Justice Programs and grant agenciesOJP | Grants to state and local justice agencies, including COPS and OVW. | Grant administration support, training and technical assistance, research and evaluation. |
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