Historically, the U.S. Department of War (1789–1947) was the cabinet department responsible for the Army; the 1947 National Security Act reorganized the military establishment and by 1949 created the Department of Defense (DoD) as the umbrella department for the military services and defense agencies. Today, procurement and public contract announcements are published by the DoD and its services/agencies (e.g., defense.gov and individual Service public‑affairs or contracting offices).
On DoD/Defense press pages, “contracts valued at $7.5 million or more” refers to individual contract awards or modifications reported in that daily press release — i.e., each award/modification whose dollar value meets or exceeds the threshold, not an aggregated portfolio total. (Announcements may list award amounts, modifications, and ceiling values separately.)
The article links to the War.gov contracts page for Jan. 23, 2026 (https://www.war.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/4388544/contracts-for-jan-23-2026/); DoD also posts daily contract announcements on its Contracts page (https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/) and contracting offices often post award documents on SAM.gov or agency procurement sites for individual procurements.
Contract award text published on public news/press pages is viewable by anyone on those sites. Bidding for federal contracts requires registration (SAM.gov) and, for set‑aside work, certain size/status qualifications; however the public can view most award notices and summary information without vendor registration.
Posted listings are generally public summaries; classified contracts are not published. Some announcements redact sensitive details (locations, quantities, technical data) for security or proprietary reasons — the public listing will note redactions, and full classified or proprietary documents remain unavailable on public pages.
In RSS/guid metadata, 'is_perma_link': 'false' means the GUID value is not guaranteed to be a permanent, stable URL — it is an identifier for the feed item, not a promise that the link will remain unchanged indefinitely. For long‑term retrieval, use the site’s search/archives or saved copies rather than assuming the GUID link is permanent.
The Department posts high‑value contract announcements each business day (daily) on its Contracts news page — DoD’s contracts feed is updated on business days, typically late afternoon (announcements compiled as awards occur and published daily).