Palantir secured an initial $3.9 million contract for a federal employee surveillance tool. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) will first deploy the system to monitor office attendance. This project supports a Trump administration plan to surveil the workforce across multiple agencies.
This contract is one of three recent agreements between Palantir and the USDA. These combined deals total nearly $100 million.
The tracking tool prompted concerns regarding worker privacy. The surveillance also raised issues regarding potential employee stress and anxiety.