EPIC Seeks Records on USDA’s Secretive Palantir Contracts Meant to Detect SNAP Fraud
EPIC filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on Wednesday seeking records about the U.S. Department of Agriculture contracting with Palantir Technologies to identify and investigate alleged waste, fraud, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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Published: 15 July 2026
Source: EPIC
Category: Field notes
Topics: Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 19 July 2026
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ethics.ai (15 July 2026), “EPIC Seeks Records on USDA’s Secretive Palantir Contracts Meant to Detect SNAP Fraud,” evidence record 11665, https://ethics.ai/record/11665 (originally published by EPIC).
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