"The Department of Homeland Security struck a $1 billion purchasing agreement with Palantir last week, further reinforcing the software company's role in the federal agency that oversees the nation's immigration enforcement. According to contracting documents published last week, the blanket purchase agreement (BPA) awarded "is to provide Palantir commercial software licenses, maintenance, and implementation services department wide." The agreement simplifies how DHS buys software from Palantir, allowing DHS agencies like Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to essentially skip the competitive"
"Palantir announced the agreement internally on Friday. It comes as the company is struggling to address growing tensions among staff over its relationship with DHS and ICE. After Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed in January, Palantir staffers flooded company Slack channels demanding information on how the tech they build empowers US immigration enforcement. Since then, the company has updated its internal wiki, offering few unreported details about its work with ICE,"
The Department of Homeland Security finalized a $1 billion blanket purchase agreement with Palantir to provide commercial software licenses, maintenance, and implementation services department-wide. The BPA simplifies DHS procurement and allows agencies such as Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to bypass competitive bidding for purchases up to $1 billion. Palantir announced the agreement internally and did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The deal coincides with internal unrest at Palantir over its immigration enforcement work, staff demands for information, updates to the company's internal wiki, and executive communications addressing employee concerns.
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