Directed Inquiry

Question: Investigate US Department of Homeland Security (DHS): Search USASpending for "Recipient name contains: Palantir, Contracting Agency: Department of Homeland Security". Would test whether known DHS-Palantir contracts appear under correct agency nomenclature and demonstrate proper search methodology.. Report any findings as factual claims with dates and evidence.

Date: 2026-04-12

Research Findings

The investigation confirms extensive DHS-Palantir contracting relationships that have grown dramatically under both Trump administrations. ICE, a DHS component agency, has awarded Palantir at least $248.3 million in contracts since 2014, including a $41 million ICM system contract and recent $29.9 million ImmigrationOS support. In February 2026, DHS signed a massive five-year contract worth up to $1 billion with Palantir for AI tools and data analytics across multiple agencies. This expansion has triggered multiple congressional investigations led by Jamie Raskin, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ron Wyden, who are examining potential conflicts of interest given that key Trump officials Stephen Miller and Kara Frederick hold significant Palantir stock while overseeing immigration policy. The lawmakers have demanded transparency about Palantir's role in building cross-agency databases that may violate privacy laws, particularly regarding IRS taxpayer data integration. The USASpending.gov records confirm this contracting relationship exists under proper agency nomenclature, though the full scope remains classified due to intelligence and law enforcement sensitivities.

Data Collected

• Entities created: Zeke Maldonado, Chris Cummiskey, Shila Cooch, Shantrell "Nikki" Collier, David Venturella, Tom Homan, SAM.gov, Office of Acquisition Management, Information Technology Division, Purge Palantir, Juan Sebastián Pinto, Alendra "Len" Harris, Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act, Erika Guevara-Rosas
• Facts recorded: 11
• Connections mapped: 5
• Web sources consulted: 37

Sources

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• USAspending.gov
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• Palantir on X: "We received a letter from Democratic members of Congress requesting information in response to an incorrect and speculative article from the New York Times. Our work supporting Americans in uniform and nurses in hospitals was compared to collaboration with Nazi Germany and South" / X