Palantir Secures No-Bid USDA Return-to-Office Contract
Palantir secured a no-bid USDA contract in 2025 to deliver a return-to-office tool for employee seat assignments, space utilization, and continuous compliance monitoring. The award is tied to a larger $300 million National Farm Security contract and comes as the department shed 27,000 employees (a 27% reduction) since September 2024. Labor advocates warn the system could introduce bossware-style surveillance and related harms.
Scoring Rationale
Federal no-bid award drives relevance; limited by vague contract details and incomplete public documentation.
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