Palantir’s ‘revolving door’ with government spurs huge growth
Palantir manipulates the turning line of 264 billion data intelligence and officials in Washington and Westmins, creating high-level positions, creating an impact network.
The US group, the Billionaires President Peter Teller, was the key supply of Donald Trump, and enjoyed the aggravation of a strong sales from the government’s contracts and dealing with the world’s largest corporations.
Detailed revelations by: Technical Transparency Project (TTP), Which analyzed transparencies and dozens of jobs, as well as the US and Great Britain’s public entries, which were obtained by financial times, show how the palore had widely hired by state departments.
The analysis reveals the Network of the US Group of Spread, which includes: Deep connections with the largest customer, the Ministry of Defense. In the last decade, six times increase lobbying expenditures in the United States. And creating a non-profit fund to finance the discussion of scientific research and policy policy.
The Palantir has won more than $ 2.7 billion in US contracts since 2009, including Pentagon Agreements more than $ 1.3 billion, according to federal records. In the UK, the Palantir was awarded more than 376 million pounds according to Tussell’s data supplier. The palantry refused to comment.
The company’s managers “have their fingerprints and the administration,” said Bill Patung on the issue of Queens Responsible Standard.
“Silicon Valley said:” We don’t have to lobby, because we have superior products, “but now it is all in politics.”
Palantir claims that its data analysis is in demand from customers, including BP and Hertz due to their market leading capacity to analyze the complex information collections. Its technology helps me kill Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, distributing the Soviet vaccines and condemning financier Bernard Madoff.
The head of Palantir Alex Carp, a sincere democratic donor, who supported Trump’s opponent Kamala Harris.

Its shares increased by 340% during 2024 when the S & P 500 was the best performer. The highest leaders of the palantry, Tell and Carp, have scored more than $ 1 billion.
“This is a revolution. Some people will cut their heads, “says Carx, starring stellar Quarterly income Monday that it sent the reserve to new heights. “We are waiting to see truly unexpected things and to win.”
The rotating door
While Elon Musk appeared as the largest Silicon Valley of Trump, Teller was the champion of the presidential technology sector during his first campaign.
The investor also played an important role in the rise of JD Vance, operating the career of the new vice president’s venture capital before becoming the largest donor of his campaign for the US Senate.
Thouletter Last month, Trump’s swearing-in ceremony was thrown for the inauguration of Trump, as well as the leaders of the Silicon Valley, such as Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Openai’s Sam Altman.
After the US election in November, Trump started Tap Palantir leaders for the main roles of government.
Hakob Hellberg has been nominated for economic growth, energy and environmental office, which will make him a representative of the State Department’s Economic Policy and Trade.
Meanwhile, Grigor Barbian, who worked for a decade until 2020, was recognized as the Chief Information Officer of the President’s Executive Office, which controlled the country’s 70 billion dollars.
Palantir also received former lawmakers and government officials both republican and democratic origin.
In August, it recruited Mike Galager, a former Republican Congressman, who was headed by the China Choice Committee to discover the possibilities of the contract. He resigned from home in April 2024, and under the federal policy, it is forbidden from the Lobbying Congress.
In 2023, Palantir hired a former CIA veteran, who worked for Trump’s 2016 transition team and Jamie Fly, Governor of Florida Marco Rubio.
Since 2019, it has been hired former former defense and lawyers, such as Trump’s administration means Matthew Trump and Alexander Alden, Assistant to the Snake-Era’s staff.
At least six people were taken between the Palanton and Pentagon’s Home and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), which monitors the defense Department of Data, Analysis and AI, according to TTP.
Meanwhile, Venture Capitalist and Palanthriller Joe Lonsdale has played a central role for the establishment of the Mushki Government’s Efficiency Department and a new consulting group, which seeks to reduce federal budget.
Tesdale’s close ally, Lonsdale, also helped to create and fund Propramer America PAC, which became the car that donated Musk to more than $ 239 million to Trump’s campaign.
These types of steps allow the palantry to “acquire reliability on the Capital Hill”, “said JE Jeff Houses and the executive director of the Reverving Door project.
Hauser added: “The Palantir does it, because for decades, it has been proven for decades that the rotating door can help companies have more contracts.”
Lobbying bend
In October, Palantir hired by lobbying on one of the most prominent corporate lobbyists of Washington, one of the Miller’s strategies and allocations.
The company’s head of Jeff Miller was founded as a lobbyist to influence the trump card in the first term of the president’s tenure. Her other technology customers include a spaceship, Amazon and Apple.
In total, Palantir spent up to $ 5.8 million on lobbying last year, by 2015 about $ 1 million, according to federal revelations. However, it compares Google for $ 12.3 million, and $ 12.4 million and $ 8.8 million, respectively by traditional defense companies.
The Palantir also supported the establishment of a new American Industrial Group, which is advised by the former Trump administration officials and aims to increase the work of the Pentagon with defense contractors. It also supports Lonsdale’s 8vc venture venture.
In 2023, it launched the Palanthropir Defense Policy and International Affairs Foundation, which acquired non-commercial tax exemption.
The group noted that this is a “non-partisan organization dedicated to the advancement of national security,” he has been established on policy discussions with funding for scientific research and hosting conferences. It publishes a magazine called the republic, its first issue, which is presented in the essay, “Do not allow copyright to kill American AI.”
Palantir has used a similar game book in the UK. Its British business is controlled by former conservative party activist Louis Mosli, and the British Corporation Ben Maskol has previously been head of strategic communications on the Deputy Defense Ministry.
Before winning a contract It costs up to 330 million pounds November 2023 with NHS to help manage patient data, Palantir recruit Two senior NHS officials specializing in AI and data, a step that has concerned concerns about the company’s growing relations.
Palantir also hired civil servants from the departments, including the British Ministry of Defense and the homework and falsify other relations with British government officials. It has used previous high-level civil servants, such as former MI6 head Mr. John Suri, imported the Government of the United Kingdom.
The company was a client of the World Council, a lobbying company that was founded by peers from work Peter Mandelson – Inbound Great Britain’s ambassador to the United States. Lobbying cost data is not publicly available in Great Britain.
The Palantrich was present at least 13 ministerial meetings in 2022-2023, but also has hospitality, such as drinks and dinners, such as the head of the Defense Ministry, where the Palanner has $ 75 million.
In January 2024, Teller personally satisfied Lord Dominique Johnson, then to the Minister of Investment, “Develop Relations”, according to transparency laws.
Johnson planned to refer to concerns about the lack of access to the European market by the Palantrir’s defense, as well as the “Leading Target of the World” and Venture Charity Incubator.
According to the upgraded meetings, Tiel expressed pessimism about the British economy, citing high taxes, low growth and that the growth drives real estate, not technology.