Lawmakers press Palantir for details of US contracts

Ten Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Palantir on Monday demanding that the technology company answer questions about its expanding federal contracts under the Trump administration.

- SHEERA FRENKEL

The letter cited a New York Times article in May that reported the Trump administration had broadened Palantir’s work across the government, with the company receiving more than $113 million in federal government spending since President Donald Trump took office.

Officials said the White House was laying the groundwork, partly by using Palantir technology, to consolidate data across the government so it could potentially compile a master list of personal information on Americans.

The letter, which was reviewed by the Times, was drafted by Sen Ron Wyden of Oregon and Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. Other members of Congress who signed included Sens Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts.

“We write to demand information” about reports that Palantir is “enabling and profiting from serious violations of federal law by the Trump administration, which is amassing troves of data on Americans,” the letter said.