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Larry Ellison

Donor & allyTrump friend and ally; gave about $45 million to a pro-Trump nonprofit in 2024, the WSJ reported. Founder, executive chair and largest stockholder, Oracle

Counted by default$249M5 LINE ITEMSFederal awards: $249M obligated, 5 lines

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Schedule A · Itemized

  1. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    VA electronic health record order Copy link

    A task order for the Veterans Affairs electronic health record, signed two days after the inauguration; USAspending records it as not competed (public interest). USAspending shows $173,322,306.16 obligated of a potential $210,746,222.95.

    Awarded to Oracle Health by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    Tie Ellison founded Oracle and is its executive chair, chief technology officer and largest stockholder. He gave roughly $45 million to a political nonprofit supporting Trump's 2024 campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the fundraising; such gifts are not disclosed, and FEC records show no gifts from him directly to Trump's campaign or super PAC. He hosted a Trump fundraiser at his California estate in 2020, joined Trump at the White House to announce the Stargate AI project in January 2025, and Oracle leads the investor group that took over TikTok's U.S. business under a deal the administration brokered.

    In August 2026 VA raised the ceiling of the underlying 2018 contract from about $10 billion to about $27 billion without competition. That ceiling is not money committed and is not counted. The House Veterans Affairs Committee voted 19-0 to subpoena Ellison.

    Response

    Oracle and the Department of Veterans Affairs Oracle did not respond to Federal News Network and declined to testify. VA's deputy secretary told lawmakers the $17 billion is a ceiling, not all of it will go to Oracle, and it was raised because the old one was expiring. Federal News Network

    $173Mof $211M potential
  2. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Oracle cloud services for the Department of Agriculture Copy link

    Oracle cloud services under the Agriculture Department's cloud contract. USAspending records it as not competed (only one source), with one offer. USAspending shows $27,438,487.01 obligated.

    Awarded to Oracle by U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Tie Ellison founded Oracle and is its executive chair, chief technology officer and largest stockholder. He gave roughly $45 million to a political nonprofit supporting Trump's 2024 campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the fundraising; such gifts are not disclosed, and FEC records show no gifts from him directly to Trump's campaign or super PAC. He hosted a Trump fundraiser at his California estate in 2020, joined Trump at the White House to announce the Stargate AI project in January 2025, and Oracle leads the investor group that took over TikTok's U.S. business under a deal the administration brokered.

    $27.4M
  3. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Defense Information Systems Agency software order Copy link

    An option-period order for Oracle software under a Defense Information Systems Agency contract. USAspending shows $21,655,000 obligated.

    Awarded to Oracle by Defense Information Systems Agency

    Tie Ellison founded Oracle and is its executive chair, chief technology officer and largest stockholder. He gave roughly $45 million to a political nonprofit supporting Trump's 2024 campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the fundraising; such gifts are not disclosed, and FEC records show no gifts from him directly to Trump's campaign or super PAC. He hosted a Trump fundraiser at his California estate in 2020, joined Trump at the White House to announce the Stargate AI project in January 2025, and Oracle leads the investor group that took over TikTok's U.S. business under a deal the administration brokered.

    $21.7M
  4. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Oracle cloud for the Air Force Copy link

    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for the Air Force's cloud office, under the Pentagon's multi-vendor JWCC cloud contract; this order is recorded as only one source. USAspending shows $14,338,783.04 obligated of a potential $78,093,874.58.

    Awarded to Oracle by U.S. Air Force

    Tie Ellison founded Oracle and is its executive chair, chief technology officer and largest stockholder. He gave roughly $45 million to a political nonprofit supporting Trump's 2024 campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the fundraising; such gifts are not disclosed, and FEC records show no gifts from him directly to Trump's campaign or super PAC. He hosted a Trump fundraiser at his California estate in 2020, joined Trump at the White House to announce the Stargate AI project in January 2025, and Oracle leads the investor group that took over TikTok's U.S. business under a deal the administration brokered.

    $14.3Mof $78.1M potential
  5. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Oracle cloud for Homeland Security Copy link

    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services for the Department of Homeland Security, recorded as not competed (brand name). USAspending shows $12,281,976.61 obligated of a potential $24,600,000.

    Awarded to Oracle by U.S. Department of Homeland Security

    Tie Ellison founded Oracle and is its executive chair, chief technology officer and largest stockholder. He gave roughly $45 million to a political nonprofit supporting Trump's 2024 campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the fundraising; such gifts are not disclosed, and FEC records show no gifts from him directly to Trump's campaign or super PAC. He hosted a Trump fundraiser at his California estate in 2020, joined Trump at the White House to announce the Stargate AI project in January 2025, and Oracle leads the investor group that took over TikTok's U.S. business under a deal the administration brokered.

    $12.3Mof $24.6M potential