Sources we watch
Every monitor is only as good as its sources. Here is the registry, grouped by monitor, with the ones you can check yourself.
ClerkWatch is built on public sources. This is the registry we wire up for customers, grouped the way the monitors are. Most of these pages have no feed, no version history, and no alerting, which is exactly why monitoring them is a job.
If a source needs a login that is not yours, we do not touch it. Monitoring security-related targets also requires written authorization from the asset owner.
Procurement and tenders
- SAM.gov. Federal contract opportunities, the official source.
- EU TED. European public procurement notices.
- State procurement portals. Every state runs its own eProcurement system, each with its own search quirks.
- City, county, transit, hospital, and school purchasing. Published on their own portals, often as PDFs with no feed.
Licensing and rules
- State licensing boards. CE requirements, fee schedules, provider lists, and scope-of-practice changes, published board by board.
- Administrative registers. The formal record of rule changes, with effective dates and comment periods.
- State insurance bulletins. Filing deadlines and form requirements for policy forms.
- City and county code. Amendments to local codes, permit rules, and fee schedules.
Courts and filings
- PACER. Federal court dockets, the official record.
- CourtListener RECAP. A free, near-real-time mirror of federal filings.
- Selected state courts. State systems vary from modern APIs to scanned PDFs.
Brands and marketplaces
- Amazon Brand Registry. The enforcement path for counterfeit listings.
- eBay VERO. eBay's rights owner takedown program.
- Etsy intellectual property policy. Reporting path for counterfeit and infringing listings.
- Certificate transparency logs. Every TLS certificate issued, which exposes lookalike and phishing domains early.
Security and exposure
- Certificate transparency and DNS. New subdomains and hosts appear here first, usually long before anyone notices.
- TLS and service fingerprints. What is answering on which port, and whether the certificate is about to expire.
- Breach exposure datasets. Licensed sources only, for credential exposure tied to your domains.
Intellectual property
- USPTO. Trademark and patent records.
- USPTO TSDR. Status, assignments, and prosecution documents for a mark.
- EUIPO. European Union trademark records.
- WIPO Global Brand Database. International trademark search across registries.
Auctions and surplus
- GovDeals. Government surplus auctions.
- GSA Auctions. Federal property auctions.
- Public Surplus. State and local agency surplus.
- BidSpotter. Industrial and commercial auction houses.
- HiBid. Regional auctioneers, including estate and equipment sales.
Permits and trigger events
- County and city permit portals. Permit filings, the earliest public signal of work about to start.
- Probate courts. Estate filings, often the first sign a property will change hands.
- Secretary of State registries. New business registrations.
- Liquor and food licensing. New venue and vendor applications.
Grants and incentives
- grants.gov. Federal grant opportunities and deadlines.
- Foundation portals. Private cycles, eligibility rules, and reopenings.
- State incentive programs. Economic development and energy programs, often with short windows.
Requesting a source
The registry grows with customer requests. If you check a page by hand every week, tell us and we will evaluate it. Public sources usually take a few days to wire, and once a source is in the registry every customer benefits from it.
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