USDA and Palantir sign $300 million software purchase

USDA and Palantir sign $300 million software purchase agreement

April 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture and software company Palantir Technologies (PLTR) on Wednesday announced the signing of a $300 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA).

The ?agreement is aimed at supporting the National Farm Security Action Plan (NFSAP), the release said, adding that it will also modernize ?how USDA delivers services to Americas farmers.

Palantir said it will ?provide operational software to enable USDA to improve service delivery for ?farmers and ?government field staff.