In March, it became the primary contractor for a separate Army program called Distributed Common Ground System, which is focused on battlefield intelligence. ADDoug Philippone, a former Army Ranger who leads the company’s D.C. operation, said the project will allow military agencies to harness data to make better strategic decisions. AD“Data integration is Palantir’s core business and we’re proud to help the Army make better use of their own data,” Philippone said in an email. Having a centralized tracking system should help the Army track its own spending and better optimize its assets. The Vantage contract was awarded under a unique contract specification called Other Transaction Authority, which allows defense agencies to work with contractors to develop prototypes on an iterative basis.

Source: Washington Post December 13, 2019 22:47 UTC