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Palantir Hires Former Rep. Mike Gallagher For Defense Business

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, August 22nd, 2024

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Palantir Hires Former Rep. Mike Gallagher For Defense Business

Former Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) has been hired to help lead Palantir's defense business. Photo. U.S. House

Palantir Technologies [PLTR] on Thursday said it has hired former Wisconsin Congressman Mike Gallagher (R) to “help lead” the company’s defense business. The software company posted on LinkedIn that “Gallagher’s expertise in national security and technology, informed by his service as a Marine Corps officer, will advance Palantir’s work to strengthen the defense tech ecosystem and ensure U.S. and allied interests.” Gallagher resigned from Congress in April after serving in the House since 2017. He chaired the new Select Committee…

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