Palantir leaned on DC lobbying to build a relationship with its biggest client
Palantir executives like to paint themselves as Washington outsiders who have depended on the sheer quality of their software to crack through the sclerotic bureaucracy that controls access to the Pentagon budget.
But in a story published over the weekend, the Financial Times points out that the company cofounded by politically connected right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel is pretty adept at the inside game. The FT reports:
“Analysis reveals the US group’s sprawling influence network which includes: deep ties with largest client, the Department of Defense; a six-fold increase in lobbying spending in the US in the past decade; and creating a non-profit foundation to fund academic research and shape policy discussions.”
“Analysis reveals the US group’s sprawling influence network which includes: deep ties with largest client, the Department of Defense; a six-fold increase in lobbying spending in the US in the past decade; and creating a non-profit foundation to fund academic research and shape policy discussions.”
