Overview
- The September 5 memo from the Army’s chief technology officer cites fundamental security deficiencies in the Next‑Generation Command and Control prototype, including uncontrolled user access, no activity logging, and numerous high‑severity flaws in third‑party apps.
- Anduril, which won roughly $100 million in July to build the prototype with partners including Palantir and Microsoft, said the report reflects an outdated snapshot of the system.
- Palantir disputed the characterization, stating the identified issues were immediately mitigated and that no vulnerabilities were found in its platform.
- Army Chief Information Officer Leonel Garciga described the memo as part of a process to identify and mitigate cybersecurity issues during development.
- Palantir shares fell between 4% and 7% during Friday trading on the report before edging higher after hours, as the program remains in prototype testing following a live‑fire demonstration at Fort Carson earlier this year.