You do the work.
You deserve to know
where the work is.
I was a defense contractor. For years I felt like I was perpetually behind — learning about contract awards after positions were already filled, hearing about prime opportunities through word of mouth months too late, never quite knowing which companies were actively winning work in my specialty or where that work was actually happening.
The frustrating part is that all of this information is public. USASpending.gov has every contract award. SAM.gov has every registered contractor. The data exists — it just isn't organized in a way that's usable by the people who need it most.
"A cleared professional shouldn't need personal connections to know where the DoD is spending money in their specialty. That intelligence should be a tool, not a privilege."
DefenseNetwork is the platform that should have existed when I was in the field. Real contract data, mapped geographically. Prime contractor profiles with actual history, not just a logo and a careers page link. A jobs board filtered for defense, with clearance levels and salary ranges. A forum where cleared professionals can actually talk — about locations, salaries, primes, clearance timelines — without it being LinkedIn formal or Reddit public. And an AI research assistant that answers questions about companies, agencies, and contracts in seconds — so you spend less time digging and more time acting.
We built it for the individual operator. The TS/SCI holder figuring out their next move. The contractor coming off a deployment wondering what's active in Germany. The cleared engineer who wants to know which primes are winning OASIS work before they send a cold email.
Interactive globe showing active DoD contracts by country. Click any country to see total spend, active primes, recent awards, and subcontractor data.
18.9K+ active DoD awards ($1M+) from USASpending.gov. Filter by country, agency, NAICS, value, and set-aside type.
390K+ reported subcontracts linked to prime awards. See exactly who the primes are using on their biggest contracts.
Live federal defense listings from USAJOBS, filtered for clearance and location. Salary ranges, close dates, direct apply links.
Ask anything about a company, agency, contract vehicle, or clearance process. The assistant searches live web sources and gives you a synthesized answer.
Threaded discussions by topic: clearances, OCONUS locations, contract vehicles, agencies, career. Anonymous posting supported.
Message other members directly. Request-based system — no unsolicited DMs.
Store multiple resumes by specialty — IT, field technician, analyst. Access and download anywhere.
Track contract end dates, set country interests for a live contract feed, monitor profile completeness, and manage your forum activity.
Every DoD contract award — awarding agency, obligated amount, period of performance, set-aside type, and place of performance.
Every registered federal contractor — name, address, CAGE code, certifications, and NAICS codes.
Live federal job postings via the USAJOBS API. Updated hourly.
All contract and company data is sourced from public government databases. We normalize and index what is already publicly available.