Triple
T3654059
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | LMT |
E77487
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWithDefenseSpending |
P27313
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
U.S. Department of Defense contractor
A U.S. Department of Defense contractor is a private company that provides military goods, services, or technology to support the operations and strategic objectives of the U.S. armed forces.
|
E24222
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: U.S. Department of Defense contractor | Statement: [LMT, associatedWithDefenseSpending, U.S. Department of Defense contractor]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Department of Defense contractor Context triple: [LMT, associatedWithDefenseSpending, U.S. Department of Defense contractor]
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A.
Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization
The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization is a U.S. Department of Defense entity responsible for procuring and managing contracts for information technology and telecommunications services that support military and defense operations.
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B.
Defense Contract Management Agency
The Defense Contract Management Agency is a U.S. Department of Defense agency responsible for overseeing and ensuring that defense contractors meet cost, schedule, and performance requirements for military procurement contracts.
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C.
Aerospace Corporation
Aerospace Corporation is a U.S.-based nonprofit research and development center that provides technical expertise and systems engineering support to national security and civil space programs.
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D.
Defense Supply Agency
The Defense Supply Agency was a U.S. Department of Defense logistics organization responsible for managing the procurement, storage, and distribution of military supplies and equipment across the armed services.
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E.
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is a leading American aerospace and defense technology company known for developing advanced military aircraft, spacecraft, and defense systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: U.S. Department of Defense contractor Triple: [LMT, associatedWithDefenseSpending, U.S. Department of Defense contractor]
Generated description
A U.S. Department of Defense contractor is a private company that provides military goods, services, or technology to support the operations and strategic objectives of the U.S. armed forces.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Department of Defense contractor Target entity description: A U.S. Department of Defense contractor is a private company that provides military goods, services, or technology to support the operations and strategic objectives of the U.S. armed forces.
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A.
Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization
The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization is a U.S. Department of Defense entity responsible for procuring and managing contracts for information technology and telecommunications services that support military and defense operations.
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B.
Defense Contract Management Agency
The Defense Contract Management Agency is a U.S. Department of Defense agency responsible for overseeing and ensuring that defense contractors meet cost, schedule, and performance requirements for military procurement contracts.
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C.
Aerospace Corporation
Aerospace Corporation is a U.S.-based nonprofit research and development center that provides technical expertise and systems engineering support to national security and civil space programs.
-
D.
Defense Supply Agency
The Defense Supply Agency was a U.S. Department of Defense logistics organization responsible for managing the procurement, storage, and distribution of military supplies and equipment across the armed services.
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E.
Northrop Grumman
chosen
Northrop Grumman is a leading American aerospace and defense technology company known for developing advanced military aircraft, spacecraft, and defense systems.
- F. None of above.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: associatedWithDefenseSpending Context triple: [LMT, associatedWithDefenseSpending, U.S. Department of Defense contractor]
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A.
governmentInvolvement
Indicates that a government participates in, influences, regulates, or otherwise plays a role in the specified activity, process, or entity.
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B.
militaryPolicy
Indicates a relationship where an entity defines, adopts, or is governed by rules, strategies, or doctrines concerning military organization, operations, or conduct.
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C.
relatedLegislation
Indicates that there exists a legislative document that is connected to, affects, or is otherwise relevant to the subject entity.
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D.
authorizedAppropriations
chosen
Indicates that a governing body has formally approved the allocation of funds for a specific purpose or activity.
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E.
coordinatesDefenseSupport
Indicates organizing and directing defensive assistance or protective actions among involved entities.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ad85def5cc8190863dccf55a18bebb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc3b9164c81908938a4338430d193 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4883bb50c8190bd383b21ac748a2e |
completed | March 13, 2026, 9:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b48db4127081908f9177e8d1121e78 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 10:20 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4aefb58448190b7d34343a5dbb0f6 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69adb84650148190bf79231105e58d7f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:24 p.m.