In this context, the “Department of War” is the U.S. government’s defense department – the cabinet‑level agency that provides the military forces needed to deter war and protect U.S. security (more commonly known as the Department of Defense).
War.gov is the official public website for the U.S. Department of War (the U.S. defense department). The contract article you saw is also reachable on Defense.gov, which is the long‑standing domain for the same department. Both sites publish the department’s official news and contract announcements; War.gov is effectively another official web front end for the same institution that runs Defense.gov.
The full list of contracts for Dec. 19, 2025 is on the Department of War’s contracts page at the specific article: “Contracts For Dec. 19, 2025.”
The $7.5 million threshold means these daily announcements only list contracts whose total value is at least $7.5 million; smaller‑value contracts are generally not included in this public “Contracts” roundup, though they may still exist and be handled through other procurement systems.
The Department of War states that contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m., so new listings are typically posted on every U.S. business day when such awards occur.
The contracts are awarded by various contracting offices across the Department of War (e.g., the Defense Health Agency, Naval Air Systems Command, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Army Contracting Command, Missile Defense Agency, and the Defense Logistics Agency). They cover a wide range of goods and services, including health care services (TRICARE), aircraft and ship support, weapons systems and components, logistics and engineering support, training, IT and cyber services, construction and facility upgrades, and research and development.
The contracts in the Dec. 19, 2025 announcement are already awarded; the notice is a summary of awards that have been decided. New contract opportunities for companies to bid on are posted separately on the federal contract‑opportunities portal SAM.gov, not in these “Contracts” award announcements.