Overview
- A $300 million Blanket Purchase Agreement announced Wednesday formalizes the One Farmer, One File program and support for the National Farm Security Action Plan.
- USDA will fold siloed systems into a single Palantir‑backed platform that lets producers apply online, report acreage from home, and receive payments faster.
- Officials say the software will help secure farmland, strengthen supply chains, and detect fraud or foreign influence, giving the agency faster visibility into risks.
- USDA targets a fully consolidated platform by 2028, with near‑term goals that include nationwide online acreage reporting and stronger disaster and subsidy payment tools.
- Oversight questions remain as American Oversight sued other agencies over Palantir’s surveillance uses and USDA declined to detail DOGE’s reported role, while officials stress USDA controls data access and keep it within the department.