README.md

metadata

language:
  - en
license: other
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dataset_info:
  features:
    - name: symbol
      dtype: string
    - name: contract_transaction_unique_key
      dtype: string
    - name: contract_award_unique_key
      dtype: string
    - name: federal_action_obligation
      dtype: float64
    - name: transaction_description
      dtype: string
    - name: last_modified_date
      dtype: string

Dataset Information

Weekly Government Contract Transactions for listed equities, sourced from SOV.AI. Each row represents an individual transaction tied to a prime award with obligation and descriptive metadata.

• Coverage: 3,500+ tickers with history back to 2007-10-01
• Update cadence: Weekly refresh, typically available Friday 23:00–00:00 US-EST
• Fields:
  • contract_transaction_unique_key: Stable transaction identifier
  • contract_award_unique_key: Reference to the parent contract
  • federal_action_obligation: Dollar amount obligated for the transaction
  • transaction_description: Free-text description of the action
  • last_modified_date: Timestamp of the latest update from the federal source

Data Source

Government spending transactions feed.