June 5, 2025
Five tech giants build $30+ billion government surveillance network
Palantir and Anduril form consortium to win more defense AI contracts
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Palantir received a $10 billion enterprise agreement from the federal government for data integration, analytics, and AI services. In 2025, Palantir's federal contracts nearly doubled to $970.5 million. The Department of Defense awarded Palantir a $795 million contract (expandable to $1.3 billion) to lead data fusion and AI programs across the military.
Palantir signed a $30 million ICE contract in April 2025 to build 'ImmigrationOS,' an 'Immigration Lifestyle Operating System' to track self-deportations, select arrest targets, and increase deportation efficiency.
Amazon Web Services holds the NSA's $10 billion 'WildandStormy' contract, awarded in 2021 and re-awarded in 2022 after Microsoft's protest. The contract moves the NSA's global intelligence and surveillance data from internal servers to Amazon's cloud.
SpaceX was awarded $13.7 billion in National Security Space Launch contracts shared with Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance. SpaceX alone received $845 million for seven high-priority national security missions in 2025. The $1.8 billion National Reconnaissance Office contract creates hundreds of satellites with imaging capabilities for near-constant Earth surveillance.
Clearview AI holds a $9.2 million contract matching faces against 30 billion photos scraped from social media. ICE signed a $3.75 million contract with Clearview to identify victims and offenders in child exploitation cases. ICE is one of Clearview's largest customers.
Palantir and Anduril announced a partnership to integrate their AI platforms and jointly bid for government contracts. The consortium may include SpaceX, OpenAI, Scale AI, and Saronic Technologies. They aim to 'transform America's world-leading AI advancements into next-generation military and national security capabilities.'
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez demanded answers from Palantir on June 17, 2025 about plans to build an IRS 'mega-database' of American citizens. Wyden argues the government shouldn't purchase personal data to bypass Fourth Amendment protections.
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Q1
These surveillance companies generate how much combined revenue from government contracts?
Q2
In his 2025-06-05 press release, Senator Ron Wyden called on the Biden administration to stop purchasing __1__ to uphold Fourth Amendment protections.
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Fill in the blanks: The five companies controlling America"s surveillance state are __1__, __2__, __3__, __4__, and __5__.
Q4
If you wanted to submit a Freedom of Information Act request for surveillance contract documents with the Department of Defense, which website would you use?
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On what date did Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) issue a press release calling on the Biden administration to stop purchasing Americans" personal data?
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Start QuizPeople, bills, and sources
Senator Ron Wyden
US Senator (D-OR), Finance Committee Ranking Member
Alex Karp
CEO of Palantir Technologies
Palmer Luckey
Founder of Anduril Industries
Elon Musk
CEO of SpaceX
Hoan Ton-That
CEO of Clearview AI
What you can do
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research
Search USAspending.gov for surveillance contracts
USAspending.gov tracks federal contract awards. Search for Palantir, Anduril, Clearview AI, SpaceX, and Amazon to verify contract values and see which agencies are buying surveillance services.
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research
File FOIA requests for surveillance contract documents
Submit Freedom of Information Act requests to the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security requesting surveillance contract documents with major tech firms.
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civic action
Contact your senators about surveillance oversight
Senator Wyden has raised Fourth Amendment concerns about government purchases of personal data. Tell your senators whether you support stronger oversight of surveillance contractors.
Hello, I'm [NAME] from [CITY]. I'm calling about government surveillance contracts with private companies like Palantir and Clearview AI. I'm concerned that buying personal data from contractors bypasses Fourth Amendment protections. I urge Senator [NAME] to support stronger oversight of surveillance technology purchases. Thank you.