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140,000 contractors just saw the future at CONEXPO. Caterpillar's first autonomous soil compactor. Komatsu's AI-integrated excavator. Bobcat's all-electric autonomous loader. Gravis Robotics won best tech. But the hallway conversations told a different story: contractors are hesitant to spend with 60% project delays and tariff chaos. Who buys and who waits?
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DOGE has cancelled or reduced $41.5 billion in federal contracts across 24 agencies. DOD alone cut $18.3 billion. 750 GSA leases terminated covering 10 million square feet. Meanwhile Congress rejected the worst cuts but the damage is done. What does a government contractor do when 20% of their pipeline evaporates overnight?
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BREAKING: The US-Iran war just sent oil past $120/barrel before crashing to $87. Steel broke $1,000/ton. The economy lost 92,000 jobs. A new 15% global tariff starts THIS WEEK. CPI drops today. The Fed meets March 17. E-Verify expands March 19. BlackRock is hosting an infrastructure workforce summit in DC right now. And DOGE just axed $41.5 billion in federal contracts. Everything a contractor needs to know to survive this week.
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140,000 contractors just saw the future at CONEXPO. Caterpillar's first autonomous soil compactor. Komatsu's AI-integrated excavator. Bobcat's all-electric autonomous loader. Gravis Robotics won best tech. But the hallway conversations told a different story: contractors are hesitant to spend with 60% project delays and tariff chaos. Who buys and who waits?
DOGE has cancelled or reduced $41.5 billion in federal contracts across 24 agencies. DOD alone cut $18.3 billion. 750 GSA leases terminated covering 10 million square feet. Meanwhile Congress rejected the worst cuts but the damage is done. What does a government contractor do when 20% of their pipeline evaporates overnight?
BREAKING: The US-Iran war just sent oil past $120/barrel before crashing to $87. Steel broke $1,000/ton. The economy lost 92,000 jobs. A new 15% global tariff starts THIS WEEK. CPI drops today. The Fed meets March 17. E-Verify expands March 19. BlackRock is hosting an infrastructure workforce summit in DC right now. And DOGE just axed $41.5 billion in federal contracts. Everything a contractor needs to know to survive this week.
