DOGE Agent: Clark Minor

Musk Connection: Unknown

Other Corporate Affiliations: Lead Palantir’s platform infrastructure and cloud strategy

DOGE Deployment: Department of Health and Human Services

Clark Minor Was Appointed As The Chief Information Officer At The Department Of Health And Human Services

Clark Minor was appointed as the chief information officer (CIO) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The CIO oversees cybersecurity and data privacy for the department.

Minor Previously Worked At Palantir, A Data Analytics Firm With Millions In Contracts With HHS That Has Been Criticized For Allegedly Contributing To Human Rights Violations With US Immigration Services And Israeli Defense Forces

Minor previously worked at Palantir, heading the company’s platform infrastructure and cloud strategy.
Palantir is a software and analytics company founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, with federal contracts totaling $2.5 billion since 2009. According to reporting from Bloomberg, Palantir had “nearly $300 million in transactions with HHS” from FY2021-2024.

Over The Past Few Years, HHS Has Awarded Multi-Year Contracts To Palantir Worth Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars For Use Of Its Software And AI Programs

In 2024, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within HHS, awarded Palantir a two-year, $19 million contract. ARPA-H will use Palantir AI and software to track research programs under the agency’s purview.

In 2022, Palantir and HHS agreed to a five year contract worth $90 million for the Department to have access to Palantir’s Foundry program. Foundry is Palantir’s operating system that provides data processing and data analytics capabilities.

In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded Palantir a five year contract worth $443 million to “modernize the nation’s public health infrastructure” by implementing Palantir software at the agency.