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Agriculture Department kicks off $300M Palantir deal on IT, national security work

And, FAA tech teams are partnering with AI vendors on customized software for the agency’s modernization of air traffic control systems.

Apr 22, 2026 By FedScoop Staff

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins takes a question from the audience in her office on June 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Agriculture Department kicks off $300M Palantir deal on IT, national security work

The blanket purchase agreement is a “continuation” of work that Palantir has done with the agency, company execs told FedScoop, including on USDA’s “One Farmer, One File”…

Apr 22, 2026 By Matt Bracken

A sign is displayed outside of an U.S. Department of Agriculture building on May 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

USDA nominee for rural development eyes cyber, IT assists

Glen Smith told senators that threats against rural critical infrastructure scare “the bejeebus out of” him and he won’t hesitate to ask Congress for help on cyber…

Nov 6, 2025 By Matt Bracken

USDA’s Arianne Gallagher-Welcher on AI use cases across the agency

Arianne Gallagher-Welcher | Executive Director, Digital Service | USDA

Sep 25, 2025 By Scoop News Group

Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., conducts a news conference with freshmen women during the House Democrats 2025 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Va., on March 13, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

House Democrats seek block on DOGE access to Agriculture Department data

The head of the Farm Service Agency said in a letter that “efficiency employees” have security clearance, but Rep. McClain Delaney has questions about what is being…

Sep 10, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Rain falls on the U.S. Department of Agriculture building on April 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

House Democrats press USDA for answers on DOGE access to farmers’ data

Thirteen lawmakers seek an investigation “into DOGE’s interference” at Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency and its database for loans and payments to farmers and ranchers.

Aug 7, 2025 By Matt Bracken