contractors

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PHOENIX—As officials and contractors working in border security milled around a convention-center hall this week, artificial intelligence analyzed their threat potential in real time, displaying the results on computer screens.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman, three of the world's biggest defence contractors, have each reported having record order backlogs at the end of the first quarter of 2026.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

After the pool was drained and its stone surface “scrubbed,” Trump ordered the contractors to cover it with “an industrial grade swimming pool topping” in “American flag blue.”

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Jacobs: For my skill set, building-products distribution — supplying construction materials to contractors and builders — is the best opportunity right now.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Unless it’s a life-or-death emergency, the Coast Guard refers disabled-boat calls to private contractors like Tropical Rescue, which charge big bucks.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen