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Fenty: D.C. Police Department was using Palantir during his administration

Adrian Fenty · a16z Podcast | The Changing Relationship Between Tech and Government · Jan 2, 2019 · at 14:04

Adrian Fenty, former Mayor of Washington D.C. and special advisor at a16z, discusses municipal technology adoption with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

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“She said that she used Palantir a lot, and this, I mean, she, I was obviously using it when I was in office too”

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The claim, plainly

The Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department actively used Palantir software during Adrian Fenty's tenure as mayor.

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Assessment

The claim relies entirely on recollection statements made by former Mayor Adrian Fenty in podcast interviews regarding the 2007–2011 mayoral term. Public records from the D.C. Council confirm that then-Chief Cathy Lanier sought to engage Palantir for data analysis in 2016 (for FY 2017), but independent public records, procurement contracts, or FOIA releases corroborating active operational use between 2007 and 2011 have not been documented in available archives. Because self-attestation alone cannot corroborate the claim without independent documentary evidence, the claim cannot be resolved at this time.

Former Mayor Adrian Fenty stated in podcast interviews that MPD Chief Cathy Lanier used Palantir during his 2007–2011 administration.
Official D.C. Council Judiciary Committee records from March 2016 document MPD Chief Lanier seeking to engage Palantir for FY 2017.
Public archives currently lack independent procurement or contract records confirming active operational deployment of Palantir by the MPD during the 2007–2011 timeframe.

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[1] a16z.com [2] wikipedia.org [3] apple.com [4] tenoneten.com [5] dccouncil.gov [6] yale.edu [7] nih.gov

"Cathy Lanier" "Palantir" a16z podcast Adrian Fenty Palantir DC police Adrian Fenty Palantir Metropolitan Police Department DC "Palantir" "DC Police" OR "D.C. Police" "Palantir" "Washington, D.C." OR "DC police" "2007" OR "2008" OR "2009" OR "2010" OR "2011" "Adrian Fenty" "Palantir" software "2007" OR "2008" OR "2009" OR "2010" OR "2011"

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