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America250 Foundation, the nonprofit organizing the U.S. Semiquincentennial celebration, recently announced it received sponsorship commitments from:
-Stellantis North America (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, Ram)
-UFC
-Goldman Sachs
-BNY
-Wal-Mart
-Lockheed Martin
-Oracle
-Coinbase
-Palantir
-Exiger
-Scott’s Miracle Gro
-Phorm Energy
-The Coca-Cola Company
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America250 Foundation, the nonprofit organizing the U.S. Semiquincentennial celebration, recently announced it received sponsorship commitments from:
-Stellantis North America (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, Ram) ai tracking
-UFC cyborg recruiting
-Goldman Sachs ai finance
-BNY
-Wal-Mart tracking
-Lockheed Martin advanced tech
-Oracle advanced data
-Coinbase new financial enalavement
-Palantir new list
-Exiger
-Scott’s Miracle Gro spreading planting nano
-Phorm Energy advanced ai wwm
-The Coca-Cola Company nano beyond h20
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Lobbying Recipients
-Kamala Harris | $123,424
-Ryan Patt | $49,513
-Adam Smith | $28,100
-Maggie Goodlander | $24,000
-Jason Crow | $23,500
-John Hickenlooper | $21,750
-Martin Heinrich | $21,650
-Josh Riley | $20,251
-Ro Khanna | $16,500
-Peter Dixon | $13,900
-Jon Tester | $12,752
-Maria Cantwell | $11,600
-Elissa Slotkin | $10,410
-Ruben Gallego | $10,194
-Adam Schiff | $10,000
-Jacky Rosen | $9,980
-Chris Coons | $7,600
-Josh Gottheimer | $7,600
-Richie Torres | $7,100
-Catherine Cortez Masto | $6,641
-John Fetterman | $6,618
-Sam T Liccardo | $6,600
-Raja Krishnamoorthi | $6,600
-Richard Blumenthal | $6,600
-Don Beyer | $5,000
-Gabe Amo | $4,375
-Christopher S Murphy | $4,050
-Will Rollins | $3,999
-George Whitesides | $3,800
-Bob Casey | $3,720
-Adam Gray | $3,700
-Derek Tran | $3,700
-Rudy Salas | $3,700
-Andei Cherny | $3,300
-Jennifer Wexton | $3,300
-Joe Manchin | $3,300
-Mark Warner | $3,000
-Hakeem Jeffries | $2,500
-Jom Himes | $2,500
-Andy Kim | $2,060
-Shomari Figures | $2,000
-Joe Simitian | $2,000
-Colin Alfred | $1,900
-Sherrod Brown | $1,830
-Don Samuels | $1,800
-Suhas Subramanyan | $1,502
-Maxine Dexter | $1,500
-Brittany Pettersen | $1,500
-Shri Thanedar | $1,250
-Elizabeth Warren | $1,193
-Mary Peltola | $1,015
-Eric Sorensen | $1,003
-Wesley Bell | $1,000
-Sheldon Whitehouse | $1,000
-George Latimer | $1,000
-Diana DeGette | $833
-Tammy Baldwin | $792
-Kyle Kilbourn | $750
-Pete Aguilar | $750
-Gabe Vasquez | $513
-Susie Lee | $503
-Lanon Baccam | $501
-Mondaire Jones | $501
-Aditya Pai | $500
-Jared Moskowitz | $500
-Josh Harder | $500
-Nikki Budzinski | $500
-Patty Murray | $500
-Zak Malamed | $500
-Krystie Kaul | $500
-Steven Horsford | $500
-Greg Stanton | $500
-Will Jawando | $350
-Adam Frisch | $275
-Rashida Tlaib | $250
-Angela Alsobrooks | $235
-Cori Bush | $200
-Debbie Mucarsei-Powell | $200
-Dean Phillips | $100
-Jasmine Crockett | $100
-Mikie Sherrill | $100
-Isaiah Martin | $100
-Mirianne Williamson | $90
-Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez | $63
-Yadira Caraveo | $63
-Lucia Baez-Geller | $54
-Jon Ossoff | $50
-Nick Melvoin | $50
-Johnathan Nez | $50
-Lucas Kunce | $40
-Gloria Johnson | $30
-Abigail Spanberger | $25
-Jamaal Bowman | $25
-Yevgeny 'Eugene' Vindman | $25
-Mike Levin | $25
-Tom Suozzi | $25
-Julie Lythcott-Haims | $20
-Matt Collier | $20
-Ike McCorkie | $15
-Emillia Sykes | $13
-Susan Wild | $13
-Greg Landsman | $13
-Jahana Hayes | $13
-Lisa Blunt-Rochester | $12
-Mark Kelly | $10
-Maggie Hassan | $5
-Ben Ray Lujan | $5
-Kevin Van Ostern | $5
-Matt Cartwright | $3
-Chris Pappas | $3
-Andrea Salinas | $3
-Harry Dunn | $1
-Tim Kaine | -$140
-Katie Porter | -$240
-Vanessa Fajans-Turner | -$5,800
-Ryan Patt | $49,513
-Adam Smith | $28,100
-Maggie Goodlander | $24,000
-Jason Crow | $23,500
-John Hickenlooper | $21,750
-Martin Heinrich | $21,650
-Josh Riley | $20,251
-Ro Khanna | $16,500
-Peter Dixon | $13,900
-Jon Tester | $12,752
-Maria Cantwell | $11,600
-Elissa Slotkin | $10,410
-Ruben Gallego | $10,194
-Adam Schiff | $10,000
-Jacky Rosen | $9,980
-Chris Coons | $7,600
-Josh Gottheimer | $7,600
-Richie Torres | $7,100
-Catherine Cortez Masto | $6,641
-John Fetterman | $6,618
-Sam T Liccardo | $6,600
-Raja Krishnamoorthi | $6,600
-Richard Blumenthal | $6,600
-Don Beyer | $5,000
-Gabe Amo | $4,375
-Christopher S Murphy | $4,050
-Will Rollins | $3,999
-George Whitesides | $3,800
-Bob Casey | $3,720
-Adam Gray | $3,700
-Derek Tran | $3,700
-Rudy Salas | $3,700
-Andei Cherny | $3,300
-Jennifer Wexton | $3,300
-Joe Manchin | $3,300
-Mark Warner | $3,000
-Hakeem Jeffries | $2,500
-Jom Himes | $2,500
-Andy Kim | $2,060
-Shomari Figures | $2,000
-Joe Simitian | $2,000
-Colin Alfred | $1,900
-Sherrod Brown | $1,830
-Don Samuels | $1,800
-Suhas Subramanyan | $1,502
-Maxine Dexter | $1,500
-Brittany Pettersen | $1,500
-Shri Thanedar | $1,250
-Elizabeth Warren | $1,193
-Mary Peltola | $1,015
-Eric Sorensen | $1,003
-Wesley Bell | $1,000
-Sheldon Whitehouse | $1,000
-George Latimer | $1,000
-Diana DeGette | $833
-Tammy Baldwin | $792
-Kyle Kilbourn | $750
-Pete Aguilar | $750
-Gabe Vasquez | $513
-Susie Lee | $503
-Lanon Baccam | $501
-Mondaire Jones | $501
-Aditya Pai | $500
-Jared Moskowitz | $500
-Josh Harder | $500
-Nikki Budzinski | $500
-Patty Murray | $500
-Zak Malamed | $500
-Krystie Kaul | $500
-Steven Horsford | $500
-Greg Stanton | $500
-Will Jawando | $350
-Adam Frisch | $275
-Rashida Tlaib | $250
-Angela Alsobrooks | $235
-Cori Bush | $200
-Debbie Mucarsei-Powell | $200
-Dean Phillips | $100
-Jasmine Crockett | $100
-Mikie Sherrill | $100
-Isaiah Martin | $100
-Mirianne Williamson | $90
-Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez | $63
-Yadira Caraveo | $63
-Lucia Baez-Geller | $54
-Jon Ossoff | $50
-Nick Melvoin | $50
-Johnathan Nez | $50
-Lucas Kunce | $40
-Gloria Johnson | $30
-Abigail Spanberger | $25
-Jamaal Bowman | $25
-Yevgeny 'Eugene' Vindman | $25
-Mike Levin | $25
-Tom Suozzi | $25
-Julie Lythcott-Haims | $20
-Matt Collier | $20
-Ike McCorkie | $15
-Emillia Sykes | $13
-Susan Wild | $13
-Greg Landsman | $13
-Jahana Hayes | $13
-Lisa Blunt-Rochester | $12
-Mark Kelly | $10
-Maggie Hassan | $5
-Ben Ray Lujan | $5
-Kevin Van Ostern | $5
-Matt Cartwright | $3
-Chris Pappas | $3
-Andrea Salinas | $3
-Harry Dunn | $1
-Tim Kaine | -$140
-Katie Porter | -$240
-Vanessa Fajans-Turner | -$5,800
-Nikki Haley | $28,830
-Mike Gallagher | $23,100
-John Corryn | $18,685
-Mike D Rogers | $15,900
-Rob Whitman | $15,401
-Ken Calvert | $14,900
-Dave McCormick | $14,799
-Donald Trump | $14,005
-Joni Ernst | $13,200
-Bill Cassidy | $9,900
-Mike Lawler | $9,900
-Mike Garcia | $8,300
-Roger Wicker | $7,485
-John Barrasso | $7,084
-Deb Fischer | $7,084
-Lindsey Graham | $6,600
-Ted Cruz | $6,600
-Thom Tillis | $6,600
-Jay Obernolte | $6,600
-Tom Emmer | $6,600
-Marco Rubio | $6,600
-Tom Cotton | $6,600
-John Thune | $6,600
-Dan Sullivan | $6,600
-Lisa Murkowski | $6,600
-Elise Stefanik | $6,600
-Brian Fitzpatrick | $6,600
-Jake Ellzey | $3,300
-Ron DeSantis | $3,300
-Steve Womack | $3,300
-Jim Justice | $3,300
-Michael Waltz | $3,300
-Michael R Turner | $2,500
-Darin LaHood | $2,500
-Michelle Steel | $2,000
-Chris Christie | $1,302
-Nicole Malliotakis | $1,000
-Brian Jack | $1,000
-Kevin Cramer | $599
-Marsha Blackburn | $599
-Larry Hogan | $599
-Jim Banks | $599
-Kari Lake | $599
-Nella Louise Domenici | $599
-Eric Hovde | $599
-Josh Hawley | $599
-Tim Sheehy | $599
-Rick Scott | $599
-Pete Rickets | $578
-Darnell Essa | $500
-Bernie Moreno | $500
-Max Engling | $500
-Mario Diaz-Balart | $500
-John McGuire | $500
-Marc Molinaro | $200
-Brandon Gill | $52
-Will Hurd | $52
-Tim Scott | $52
-W. Asa Hutchinson | $50
-Vivek Ramaswamy | $31
-Daniel Norber | $2
-Ben Sasse | -$2,900
-Mike Gallagher | $23,100
-John Corryn | $18,685
-Mike D Rogers | $15,900
-Rob Whitman | $15,401
-Ken Calvert | $14,900
-Dave McCormick | $14,799
-Donald Trump | $14,005
-Joni Ernst | $13,200
-Bill Cassidy | $9,900
-Mike Lawler | $9,900
-Mike Garcia | $8,300
-Roger Wicker | $7,485
-John Barrasso | $7,084
-Deb Fischer | $7,084
-Lindsey Graham | $6,600
-Ted Cruz | $6,600
-Thom Tillis | $6,600
-Jay Obernolte | $6,600
-Tom Emmer | $6,600
-Marco Rubio | $6,600
-Tom Cotton | $6,600
-John Thune | $6,600
-Dan Sullivan | $6,600
-Lisa Murkowski | $6,600
-Elise Stefanik | $6,600
-Brian Fitzpatrick | $6,600
-Jake Ellzey | $3,300
-Ron DeSantis | $3,300
-Steve Womack | $3,300
-Jim Justice | $3,300
-Michael Waltz | $3,300
-Michael R Turner | $2,500
-Darin LaHood | $2,500
-Michelle Steel | $2,000
-Chris Christie | $1,302
-Nicole Malliotakis | $1,000
-Brian Jack | $1,000
-Kevin Cramer | $599
-Marsha Blackburn | $599
-Larry Hogan | $599
-Jim Banks | $599
-Kari Lake | $599
-Nella Louise Domenici | $599
-Eric Hovde | $599
-Josh Hawley | $599
-Tim Sheehy | $599
-Rick Scott | $599
-Pete Rickets | $578
-Darnell Essa | $500
-Bernie Moreno | $500
-Max Engling | $500
-Mario Diaz-Balart | $500
-John McGuire | $500
-Marc Molinaro | $200
-Brandon Gill | $52
-Will Hurd | $52
-Tim Scott | $52
-W. Asa Hutchinson | $50
-Vivek Ramaswamy | $31
-Daniel Norber | $2
-Ben Sasse | -$2,900
-Kyrsten Sinema | $10,700
-Agnus King | $6,800
-Jill Stein | $15
-Agnus King | $6,800
-Jill Stein | $15
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Revolving Door Assets
Mike Gallagher
-Former US Rep (R-Wisc. 2017-2024).
-Palantir head of defense (2024).
-TitletownTech VC (Microsoft/2024).
-Former US Rep (R-Wisc. 2017-2024).
-Palantir head of defense (2024).
-TitletownTech VC (Microsoft/2024).
Machalagh Carr
-Chief of staff to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
-wife of Trump FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
-Chief of staff to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
-wife of Trump FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
Matthew Turpin
-served as the director of China for the National Security Council in the first Trump White House.
-senior China advisor to Trump’s then-commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross.
-Hoover Institution.
-Pentagon 2013–2017, advised the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on China issues.
-assisted with the Defense Innovation Initiative, a program aimed at developing technologies to sustain the U.S. military's competitive advantage.
-served as the director of China for the National Security Council in the first Trump White House.
-senior China advisor to Trump’s then-commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross.
-Hoover Institution.
-Pentagon 2013–2017, advised the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on China issues.
-assisted with the Defense Innovation Initiative, a program aimed at developing technologies to sustain the U.S. military's competitive advantage.
Wendell Richard 'Wendy' Anderson
-senior vice president of federal and national security.
-held a slew of top positions at the Defense Department during the Obama administration.
-including deputy chief of staff to then-Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
-served as chief of staff to Obama’s commerce secretary, Penny Pritzker.
-worked as a staffer on the Senate Homeland Security Committee and as a Democratic Senate aide.
-served as a member of the Atlantic Council’s Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption, which named Palantir as one of its corporate sponsors, advocated for reducing bureaucratic barriers and creating new incentives for tech companies to do business with the Pentagon.
-co-authored an op-ed with fellow Atlantic Council commissioner Michèle Flournoy pushing the Defense Department to more rapidly adopt software systems outside its traditional acquisition process.
-senior vice president of federal and national security.
-held a slew of top positions at the Defense Department during the Obama administration.
-including deputy chief of staff to then-Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
-served as chief of staff to Obama’s commerce secretary, Penny Pritzker.
-worked as a staffer on the Senate Homeland Security Committee and as a Democratic Senate aide.
-served as a member of the Atlantic Council’s Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption, which named Palantir as one of its corporate sponsors, advocated for reducing bureaucratic barriers and creating new incentives for tech companies to do business with the Pentagon.
-co-authored an op-ed with fellow Atlantic Council commissioner Michèle Flournoy pushing the Defense Department to more rapidly adopt software systems outside its traditional acquisition process.
Alexander Alden
-veteran of the first Trump administration who joined Palantir in 2021.
-served as a special assistant at the Pentagon from 2017–2018 before becoming senior director on Trump’s National Security Council, responsible for emerging technologies and defense policy.
-later moved to the Trump State Department, where he was tasked with strengthening EU-U.S. relations while “countering Chinese regional influence.”
-veteran of the first Trump administration who joined Palantir in 2021.
-served as a special assistant at the Pentagon from 2017–2018 before becoming senior director on Trump’s National Security Council, responsible for emerging technologies and defense policy.
-later moved to the Trump State Department, where he was tasked with strengthening EU-U.S. relations while “countering Chinese regional influence.”
Jamie M. Fly
-former aide to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Trump’s newly installed secretary of state.
-served as a foreign and national security affairs advisor to Rubio from 2013–2017 -served in the George W. Bush administration at both the Pentagon and National Security Council.
-former aide to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Trump’s newly installed secretary of state.
-served as a foreign and national security affairs advisor to Rubio from 2013–2017 -served in the George W. Bush administration at both the Pentagon and National Security Council.
Geof Kahn
-Central Intelligence Agency veteran who worked on the transition team for the first Trump administration, assisting then-Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) during his confirmation process to be CIA director.
-later served as senior adviser to Pompeo and the CIA’s chief operating officer.
-spent five years as policy director for the House Intelligence Committee from 2011–2017, including during the chairmanships of Republican Reps. Mike Rogers (Mich.) and Devin Nunes (Calif.).
-Central Intelligence Agency veteran who worked on the transition team for the first Trump administration, assisting then-Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) during his confirmation process to be CIA director.
-later served as senior adviser to Pompeo and the CIA’s chief operating officer.
-spent five years as policy director for the House Intelligence Committee from 2011–2017, including during the chairmanships of Republican Reps. Mike Rogers (Mich.) and Devin Nunes (Calif.).
Greg Little
-one of the first Pentagon officials to run CDAO.
-one of the first Pentagon officials to run CDAO.
David Spirk
-served as chief data officer at the Pentagon and contributed to the creation of CDAO.
-served as chief data officer at the Pentagon and contributed to the creation of CDAO.
Maura Thompson
-held various logistics positions at CDAO and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Spoiler: CDAO's Acting Chief Tech Officer
Trevor Austin
-worked as a Palantir engineer early in his career.
-held various logistics positions at CDAO and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Spoiler: CDAO's Acting Chief Tech Officer
Trevor Austin
-worked as a Palantir engineer early in his career.
Will Thibeau
-worked as deployment strategist at Palantir.
-worked as deployment strategist at Palantir.
Joseph Larson
-headed AI policy and strategy at Palantir.
-joined the Pentagon in October 2016 as deputy chief of Project Maven.
-briefly worked for an AI startup after leaving the Pentagon and then took a job at Anduril.
-Another turn of the revolving door brought him back to the Pentagon as chief of Project Maven and later as a deputy chief of the newly created CDAO.
-He returned to Anduril as a senior vice president in March 2024.
-headed AI policy and strategy at Palantir.
-joined the Pentagon in October 2016 as deputy chief of Project Maven.
-briefly worked for an AI startup after leaving the Pentagon and then took a job at Anduril.
-Another turn of the revolving door brought him back to the Pentagon as chief of Project Maven and later as a deputy chief of the newly created CDAO.
-He returned to Anduril as a senior vice president in March 2024.
Allen Souza
-employed by Palantir last year (2024).
-veteran Republican congressional aide who served as national security advisor to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
-did a stint in the Trump National Security Council in 2020-21.
-in May 2024, Souza returned to Congress as a Senate Intelligence Committee staffer and oversight counsel.
-employed by Palantir last year (2024).
-veteran Republican congressional aide who served as national security advisor to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
-did a stint in the Trump National Security Council in 2020-21.
-in May 2024, Souza returned to Congress as a Senate Intelligence Committee staffer and oversight counsel.
Tyler Jensen
-served as an aide to Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.) when Smith was lead Democrat on the House Armed Services committee.
-served as an aide to Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.) when Smith was lead Democrat on the House Armed Services committee.
William Duhnke
-was a longtime Republican staff director for Senate committees including Appropriations and Intelligence. (Following a stint as a lobbyist, Duhnke is now back in Congress as a senior policy advisor to Speaker Johnson.)
-was a longtime Republican staff director for Senate committees including Appropriations and Intelligence. (Following a stint as a lobbyist, Duhnke is now back in Congress as a senior policy advisor to Speaker Johnson.)
Lobbyists have helped Palantir establish links with congressional leadership and key committees that are essential to its bottom line. But the company has also engaged in a softer form of influence building, creating a foundation to promote policy ideas that serve to advance its Washington agenda.
The company quietly launched the Palantir Foundation for Defense Policy and International Affairs in 2023. The organization, which was granted non-profit tax status in March 2024, describes itself as non-partisan and says it plans to sponsor academic research, fellowships, and conferences on national security issues.
The foundation’s inaugural Atlantic & Pacific Forum, held in May 2024, focused on the role of AI in warfare—a topic central to Palantir’s product offerings. The event, co-sponsored by Foreign Policy magazine, featured a number of speakers with defense tech experience. They included Linda Lourie, who served in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2021 to 2022 and previously worked at the Pentagon in a variety of roles including general counsel of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The DIU is devoted to accelerating the military's adoption of commercial technology. Another speaker, Nina Kollars, served as a special adviser to the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering in the Biden administration.
Lourie and Kollars did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Palantir foundation also publishes a journal about technology and national security called The Republic. The first issue, released in July 2024, included a piece by Palantir’s Jacob Helberg that argues that “AI is the pivotal technology in U.S.-China competition” and “the U.S. government and Silicon Valley must seriously partner to protect democracy from the autocrats looking to dismantle it.”
By funding conferences, academic papers, and policy commentary, Palantir can create an echo chamber effect around ideas that are favorable to its business interests.
The foundation’s plans for fellowships also appear to be a part of this strategy. While its website gives only a bare-bones description of the fellowship program, such initiatives can be powerful tools for influencing government. As TTP has previously reported, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt funded a program that placed dozens of fellows in influential Biden administration posts that often overlap with his private financial interests.
Schmidt is closely tied to Peter Thiel and Palantir. Both Schmidt and Thiel back America’s Frontier Fund (AFF), a nonprofit venture fund that invests in Palantir and other U.S. defense tech companies. (An AFF representative once reportedly boasted that war with China would be good for the fund's portfolio.) Schmidt has urged the U.S. government to invest more in AI research and development to compete with China, without mentioning his personal investments in AI startups that could benefit from such R&D.
The company quietly launched the Palantir Foundation for Defense Policy and International Affairs in 2023. The organization, which was granted non-profit tax status in March 2024, describes itself as non-partisan and says it plans to sponsor academic research, fellowships, and conferences on national security issues.
The foundation’s inaugural Atlantic & Pacific Forum, held in May 2024, focused on the role of AI in warfare—a topic central to Palantir’s product offerings. The event, co-sponsored by Foreign Policy magazine, featured a number of speakers with defense tech experience. They included Linda Lourie, who served in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2021 to 2022 and previously worked at the Pentagon in a variety of roles including general counsel of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The DIU is devoted to accelerating the military's adoption of commercial technology. Another speaker, Nina Kollars, served as a special adviser to the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering in the Biden administration.
Lourie and Kollars did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Palantir foundation also publishes a journal about technology and national security called The Republic. The first issue, released in July 2024, included a piece by Palantir’s Jacob Helberg that argues that “AI is the pivotal technology in U.S.-China competition” and “the U.S. government and Silicon Valley must seriously partner to protect democracy from the autocrats looking to dismantle it.”
By funding conferences, academic papers, and policy commentary, Palantir can create an echo chamber effect around ideas that are favorable to its business interests.
The foundation’s plans for fellowships also appear to be a part of this strategy. While its website gives only a bare-bones description of the fellowship program, such initiatives can be powerful tools for influencing government. As TTP has previously reported, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt funded a program that placed dozens of fellows in influential Biden administration posts that often overlap with his private financial interests.
Schmidt is closely tied to Peter Thiel and Palantir. Both Schmidt and Thiel back America’s Frontier Fund (AFF), a nonprofit venture fund that invests in Palantir and other U.S. defense tech companies. (An AFF representative once reportedly boasted that war with China would be good for the fund's portfolio.) Schmidt has urged the U.S. government to invest more in AI research and development to compete with China, without mentioning his personal investments in AI startups that could benefit from such R&D.
Jacob Helberg
-senior advisor to Palantir CEO Alex Karp.
-major Trump campaign donor.
-served on a congressional advisory panel that recommended the U.S. launch a “Manhattan Project-like” program to beat China on AI.
-senior advisor to Palantir CEO Alex Karp.
-major Trump campaign donor.
-served on a congressional advisory panel that recommended the U.S. launch a “Manhattan Project-like” program to beat China on AI.
Gregory Barbaccia
-former Palantir head of intelligence & investigations.
-former Palantir head of intelligence & investigations.
Shyam Sankar
-Palantir's chief technology officer.
-Palantir's chief technology officer.
Palantir has seen its shares soar in recent weeks, boosted by strong financial results and expectations that the company will benefit from the second Trump administration. The company’s key government contracts include deals to provide AI targeting technology (Maven Smart System) to the U.S. military and a battle management system (TITAN) to the U.S. Army.
To keep those government sales flowing, Palantir is building an extensive influence network in Washington, following a strategy honed by Big Tech and other corporate giants. The company has hired a slew of well-connected players from Congress and federal agencies, ramped up lobbying activity, and created a foundation to bankroll policy-shaping research, conferences, and public commentary. This effort, which is mostly taking place below the radar, reflects Palantir’s ambitions to establish itself as a permanent player in the U.S. defense-intelligence sector in the Trump years—and beyond.
To keep those government sales flowing, Palantir is building an extensive influence network in Washington, following a strategy honed by Big Tech and other corporate giants. The company has hired a slew of well-connected players from Congress and federal agencies, ramped up lobbying activity, and created a foundation to bankroll policy-shaping research, conferences, and public commentary. This effort, which is mostly taking place below the radar, reflects Palantir’s ambitions to establish itself as a permanent player in the U.S. defense-intelligence sector in the Trump years—and beyond.
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Bills Lobbied
H.R.6610 | Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 5
H.R.8070 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 4
H.R.2882 | Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2023 (aka: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024)
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 2
H.R.6126 | Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 2
S.2226 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 2
H.R.4366 | Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (aka: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024)
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 2
H.R.815 | RELIEVE Act (aka: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes)
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 1
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 5
H.R.8070 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 4
H.R.2882 | Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2023 (aka: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024)
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 2
H.R.6126 | Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 2
S.2226 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 2
H.R.4366 | Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (aka: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024)
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 2
H.R.815 | RELIEVE Act (aka: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes)
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 1
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President
-Donald Trump | 2017–2021
Vice President
-Mike Pence | 2017–2021
Secretary of State
-Rex Tillerson | 2017–2018
--Mike Pompeo | 2018–2021
Secretary of the Treasury
-Steven Mnuchin | 2017–2021
Secretary of Defense
-Jim Mattis | 2017–2019
--Mark Esper | 2019–2020
---Christopher C. Miller (acting) | 2020–2021
Attorney General
-Jeff Sessions | 2017–2018
--William Barr | 2019–2020
---Jeffrey A. Rosen (acting) | 2020–2021
Secretary of the Interior
-Ryan Zinke | 2017–2019
--David Bernhardt | 2019–2021
Secretary of Agriculture
-Sonny Perdue | 2017–2021
Secretary of Commerce
-Wilbur Ross | 2017–2021
Secretary of Labor
-Alexander Acosta | 2017–2019
--Eugene Scalia | 2019–2021
Secretary of Health & Human Services
-Tom Price | 2017
--Alex Azar | 2018–2021
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
-Ben Carson | 2017–2021
Secretary of Transportation
-Elaine Chao | 2017–2021
Secretary of Energy
-Rick Perry | 2017–2019
--Dan Brouillette | 2019–2021
Secretary of Education
-Betsy DeVos | 2017–2021
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
-David Shulkin | 2017–2018
--Robert Wilkie | 2018–2021
Secretary of Homeland Security
-John F. Kelly | 2017
--Kirstjen Nielsen | 2017–2019
---Chad Wolf (acting) | 2019–2021
Admin of Environmental Protection Agency
-Scott Pruitt | 2017–2018
--Andrew Wheeler | 2018–2021
Director of Office of Management & Budget
-Mick Mulvaney | 2017–2020
--Russell Vought | 2020–2021
Director of National Intelligence
-Dan Coats | 2017–2019
--John Ratcliffe | 2020–2021
Director of Central Intelligence Agency
-Mike Pompeo | 2017–2018
--Gina Haspel | 2018–2021
United States Trade Representative
-Robert Lighthizer | 2017–2021
Ambassador to the United Nations
-Nikki Haley | 2017–2018
--Kelly Craft* | 2019–2021
Admin of Small Business Administration
-Linda McMahon | 2017–2019
--Jovita Carranza | 2020–2021
Chief of Staff
-Reince Priebus | 2017
--John F. Kelly | 2017–2019
---Mark Meadows | 2020–2021
*Lowered to non-cabinet position following Haley's exit in 2018
-Donald Trump | 2017–2021
Vice President
-Mike Pence | 2017–2021
Secretary of State
-Rex Tillerson | 2017–2018
--Mike Pompeo | 2018–2021
Secretary of the Treasury
-Steven Mnuchin | 2017–2021
Secretary of Defense
-Jim Mattis | 2017–2019
--Mark Esper | 2019–2020
---Christopher C. Miller (acting) | 2020–2021
Attorney General
-Jeff Sessions | 2017–2018
--William Barr | 2019–2020
---Jeffrey A. Rosen (acting) | 2020–2021
Secretary of the Interior
-Ryan Zinke | 2017–2019
--David Bernhardt | 2019–2021
Secretary of Agriculture
-Sonny Perdue | 2017–2021
Secretary of Commerce
-Wilbur Ross | 2017–2021
Secretary of Labor
-Alexander Acosta | 2017–2019
--Eugene Scalia | 2019–2021
Secretary of Health & Human Services
-Tom Price | 2017
--Alex Azar | 2018–2021
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
-Ben Carson | 2017–2021
Secretary of Transportation
-Elaine Chao | 2017–2021
Secretary of Energy
-Rick Perry | 2017–2019
--Dan Brouillette | 2019–2021
Secretary of Education
-Betsy DeVos | 2017–2021
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
-David Shulkin | 2017–2018
--Robert Wilkie | 2018–2021
Secretary of Homeland Security
-John F. Kelly | 2017
--Kirstjen Nielsen | 2017–2019
---Chad Wolf (acting) | 2019–2021
Admin of Environmental Protection Agency
-Scott Pruitt | 2017–2018
--Andrew Wheeler | 2018–2021
Director of Office of Management & Budget
-Mick Mulvaney | 2017–2020
--Russell Vought | 2020–2021
Director of National Intelligence
-Dan Coats | 2017–2019
--John Ratcliffe | 2020–2021
Director of Central Intelligence Agency
-Mike Pompeo | 2017–2018
--Gina Haspel | 2018–2021
United States Trade Representative
-Robert Lighthizer | 2017–2021
Ambassador to the United Nations
-Nikki Haley | 2017–2018
--Kelly Craft* | 2019–2021
Admin of Small Business Administration
-Linda McMahon | 2017–2019
--Jovita Carranza | 2020–2021
Chief of Staff
-Reince Priebus | 2017
--John F. Kelly | 2017–2019
---Mark Meadows | 2020–2021
*Lowered to non-cabinet position following Haley's exit in 2018
President
-Donald Trump | 2025–present
Vice President
-JD Vance | 2025–present
Secretary of State
-Marco Rubio | 2025–present
Secretary of the Treasury
-Scott Bessent | 2025–present
Secretary of Defense
-Pete Hegseth | 2025–present
Attorney General
-Pam Bondi | 2025–present
Secretary of the Interior
-Doug Burgum | 2025–present
Secretary of Agriculture
-Brooke Rollins | 2025–present
Secretary of Commerce
-Howard Lutnick | 2025–present
Secretary of Labor
-Lori Chavez-DeRemer | 2025–present
Secretary of Health & Human Services
-Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2025–present
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
-Scott Turner | 2025–present
Secretary of Transportation
-Sean Duffy | 2025–present
Secretary of Energy
-Chris Wright | 2025–present
Secretary of Education
-Linda McMahon | 2025–present
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
-Doug Collins | 2025–present
Secretary of Homeland Security
-Kristi Noem | 2025–present
Admin of Environmental Protection Agency
-Lee Zeldin | 2025–present
Director of Office of Management & Budget
-Russell Vought | 2025–present
Director of National Intelligence
-Tulsi Gabbard | 2025–present
Director of Central Intelligence Agency
-John Ratcliffe | 2025–present
United States Trade Representative
-Jamieson Greer | 2025–present
Admin of Small Business Administration
-Kelly Loeffler | 2025–present
Chief of Staff
-Susie Wiles | 2025–present
-Donald Trump | 2025–present
Vice President
-JD Vance | 2025–present
Secretary of State
-Marco Rubio | 2025–present
Secretary of the Treasury
-Scott Bessent | 2025–present
Secretary of Defense
-Pete Hegseth | 2025–present
Attorney General
-Pam Bondi | 2025–present
Secretary of the Interior
-Doug Burgum | 2025–present
Secretary of Agriculture
-Brooke Rollins | 2025–present
Secretary of Commerce
-Howard Lutnick | 2025–present
Secretary of Labor
-Lori Chavez-DeRemer | 2025–present
Secretary of Health & Human Services
-Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2025–present
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
-Scott Turner | 2025–present
Secretary of Transportation
-Sean Duffy | 2025–present
Secretary of Energy
-Chris Wright | 2025–present
Secretary of Education
-Linda McMahon | 2025–present
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
-Doug Collins | 2025–present
Secretary of Homeland Security
-Kristi Noem | 2025–present
Admin of Environmental Protection Agency
-Lee Zeldin | 2025–present
Director of Office of Management & Budget
-Russell Vought | 2025–present
Director of National Intelligence
-Tulsi Gabbard | 2025–present
Director of Central Intelligence Agency
-John Ratcliffe | 2025–present
United States Trade Representative
-Jamieson Greer | 2025–present
Admin of Small Business Administration
-Kelly Loeffler | 2025–present
Chief of Staff
-Susie Wiles | 2025–present
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