[ENTITY FILE] SUBJECT-0092 INSTITUTION ACTIVE

// Subject

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌

Federal HR database; DOGE access point; Palantir contract holder

Tracked Federal HR database; DOGE access point; Palantir contract holder · 5 documented connections

// Editorial summary — AI-generated from public records

Federal agency holding personnel data for all US government employees. DOGE accessed OPM systems during the 2025 restructuring. OPM is also a Palantir client — Palantir built a data infrastructure connecting OPM records with other federal databases. The same agency whose data DOGE accessed is a client of the company whose co-founder's network placed DOGE's leader.

Facts on record26

Connections mapped5

Sources cited5

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No documented contradictions on file.

PATTERN government agency → [oversight jurisdiction] → institution 5× PATTERN institution → [oversight jurisdiction] → government agency 5×

Connection Map

Key Connections

← Entity #904

administrative_coordination

DCSA coordinates with OPM on personnel security clearance processes and background investigations for federal employees

← Entity #2266

oversight_jurisdiction

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has oversight jurisdiction over federal personnel management and OPM operations

← Entity #159

financial_infrastructure

BlackRock manages the majority of the Thrift Savings Plan, the retirement savings vehicle for federal employees and military members holding $800B+. OPM is already in the Goblin House database as a DOGE access point — the same federal workforce whose retirement BlackRock manages is the workforce DOGE is restructuring.

Facts (26)

Data Freshness

Fresh Last update: 28d ago · Avg age: 45d

Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing

Raw Filing Records (22) — unsourced metadata

Pending Review The Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract became the primary vehicle for federal IT procurement post‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌-2017, with task orders and subcontracting relationships that may not surface in agency-specific contract searches

Added: 09 Apr 2026

Pending Review Federal agencies accessing classified or sensitive IT infrastructure often use Other Transaction Autho‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌rity or classified contract vehicles that are exempted from public procurement disclosure requirements

Added: 09 Apr 2026

Pending Review OPM's post-2021 organizational structure emphasizes shared services and enterprise solutions ‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌that would naturally route through GSA contract vehicles rather than direct agency procurement

Added: 09 Apr 2026

Pending Review GSA Multiple Award Schedules allow federal agencies to access pre-negotiated IT contracts without individual procurement actions appearing in standard contract databases, creating systematic visibility gaps for enterprise software relationships

Added: 09 Apr 2026

Pending Review The absence of readily identifiable 'Federal Investigative Standards' documents in public searches suggests either the standards are classified, were never formally codified, or are referenced by different terminology in official policy

Added: 09 Apr 2026

Pending Review The absence of direct Palantir-OPM contracts in initial database searches may reflect procurement through GSA schedules, prime contractor arrangements, or classified IT infrastructure contracts that require deeper records analysis

Added: 08 Apr 2026

Pending Review The 2021 transfer of OPM's National Background Investigations Bureau to the Defense Department created a bifurcated federal personnel data system where security clearance information (potentially including Palantir-managed systems) became separated from general workforce data still managed by OPM

Date: 2021 Added: 08 Apr 2026

Pending Review Lobbying disclosure laws create systematic gaps for federal agencies like OPM where influence activities are legally required to target Congressional committees with jurisdiction rather than the agencies themselves

Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review The 2021 transfer of OPM's background investigation services to the Defense Department represents a major structural change that would reduce OPM's direct contracting footprint in post-2021 procurement databases

Date: 2021 Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review Federal agencies that primarily receive appropriated funds rather than award contracts systematically underrepresent in procurement transparency databases, creating analytical blind spots for agencies like OPM despite their significant operational scope

Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review The 2015 OPM breach exposed particularly sensitive data including SF-86 background investigation forms containing foreign contacts, financial information, and psychological evaluations for security clearance holders - creating potential for classified litigation proceedings that would be sealed from public court databases

Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review OPM's administration of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program covering 8+ million enrollees and the Federal Employees Retirement System would generate lobbying activity directed at House Oversight Committee and Senate Homeland Security Committee rather than OPM directly.

Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review The absence of direct lobbying disclosure records for OPM is consistent with standard lobbying practices where interest groups target Congressional committees with jurisdiction over agencies rather than the agencies themselves, particularly for workforce policy and benefits administration issues.

Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review OPM's annual appropriation of approximately $4.2 billion primarily covers personnel costs and direct operations rather than contracted services

Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review Federal agency code 2400 should be used in USASpending searches to capture OPM contracting activity rather than text-based searches

Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review OPM's background investigation services were transferred to the Defense Department in 2021, potentially explaining reduced direct contracting activity in recent years

Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review The comprehensive absence of results across all four public database categories (contracts, lobbying, courts, parliamentary) for a major federal institution indicates potential gaps in the search methodology or data accessibility that should be addressed before drawing substantive conclusions.

Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review No court records appearing in the search results is analytically significant given OPM's history of major incidents, including the 2015 data breach affecting over 21 million individuals - suggesting either litigation has concluded, cases are sealed, or search parameters require adjustment to capture relevant legal proceedings.

Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review The lack of lobbying disclosure records associated with OPM is notable given that federal workforce policies, retirement benefits, and healthcare programs administered by OPM would typically attract lobbying interest from unions, insurance companies, and contractors - warranting investigation into whether lobbying efforts are directed at Congress or other oversight bodies rather than OPM directly.

Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review Despite OPM being a major federal agency responsible for managing the federal workforce (approximately 2.1 million civilian employees), the absence of results in USASpending contracts database searches suggests either the agency primarily receives appropriated funds rather than awarding significant contracts, or the search parameters may need refinement to capture its procurement activities.

Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review No lobbying disclosures found for "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.

Added: 07 Apr 2026

Pending Review No usaspending contracts found for "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.

Added: 07 Apr 2026

All Connections (5)

→ Entity #91

regulatory_target, operational_target inferential since 2025

As the federal agency managing 2.1 million civilian employees, OPM's workforce data and personnel systems would be a primary target for DOGE's stated mission of reducing federal workforce and government efficiency reforms · DOGE's government efficiency mandate directly involves workforce reduction efforts that intersect with OPM's role as the federal personnel agency. SEC filings mentioning DOGE likely relate to contractor impacts from these personnel actions.

← Entity #159

financial_infrastructure confirmed

← Entity #2283

oversight_jurisdiction inferential since 2024

OPM would likely fall under the subcommittee's purview for government efficiency oversight as a key federal HR agency

← Entity #2266

oversight_jurisdiction primary since 2026

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has oversight jurisdiction over federal personnel management and OPM operations

← Entity #904

administrative_coordination primary since 2019

DCSA coordinates with OPM on personnel security clearance processes and background investigations for federal employees

Sources (5)

2026 AI ANALYSIS government_disclosure Processed

2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — Parliamentary records (no resul… parliamentary_record Processed

2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — Court records (no results) court_document Processed

2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — Lobbying disclosures (no result… government_disclosure Processed

2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — USASpending contracts (no resul… contract Processed