The DefDex Blog
Guides for companies entering defense: how to break in, where the money is, and which doors to knock on.
10 guides about buyers & budgets.
01U.S. Department of Defense: A Market Guide to Budgets, Buyers, Programs and ContractorsHow buyers, budgets, acquisition paths and awards fit together across the Pentagon
02National Defense Strategy: A Market Guide to the 2026 ShiftHow the 2026 strategy's reported priorities trace into budgets and contracts
03National Defense Authorization Act: From Controlling Text to Contract OpportunityReading authorization text, appropriations and obligations as contract signals
04Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: A Market Intelligence Guide to DARPAOffices, solicitations, award types and transition signals for DARPA-backed work
05Missile Defense Agency Program Ownership, Funding and Market AccessProgram ownership, funding evidence and routes to market for missile defense
06Defense Logistics Agency Procurement Intelligence: Commands, Demand, and RecompetesCommands, NSNs, source restrictions, award history and recompete signals at DLA
07Defense Health Agency Buyer and Contract Opportunity MapDHA buyers, contract vehicles, incumbents and recompete signals for contractors
08National Security Agency: A Defense Market Intelligence GuideMission-to-market map, procurement visibility and contractor verification at NSA
09Overseas Building Operations: A Market Intelligence Guide to OBO ProjectsFunded projects, vehicles, competitors and risk for diplomatic facilities abroad
10US Defense Budget: How to Read FY2026 Funding Without Double CountingReconciling DoD, function 050, appropriations and obligations for FY2026