Overview

• President Trump’s March executive order eliminated barriers to federal data silos, authorizing Palantir to deploy its Foundry platform across multiple agencies including the Social Security Administration and Department of Education.
• Foundry’s integration capabilities could centralize sensitive records—such as tax filings, student debt, medical claims and immigration statuses—into detailed profiles on American citizens.
• Critics compare the system to China’s Social Credit model, with privacy advocates warning that the database could be exploited for political surveillance.
• Some prominent MAGA voices described the initiative as a betrayal, expressing anger and disbelief over what they view as government overreach.
• Palantir’s federal business has surged under Trump, with more than $113 million in contracts awarded this term and a recent $795 million agreement with the Department of Defense.