# Palantir and Knox Partner on Federal Cloud

On October 19, 2026, Palantir Technologies and Knox Systems announced a partnership intended to help commercial software providers deploy applications for U.S. government and defense customers in FedRAMP- and Impact Level 5 (IL5)-regulated cloud environments. The arrangement combines Palantir’s accredited infrastructure with Knox’s managed federal cloud and authorization workflows. Knox says its existing process can obtain FedRAMP authorization in 90 days or less; that is not a partnership deployment schedule or a guarantee of government acceptance. The announcement identifies no agency-specific requirement, solicitation, award, contract value, customer volume, or committed deployment timeline.

- Software providers may evaluate the partnership as a potential route to federal cloud deployment, but should distinguish this market-access channel from a funded procurement or awarded contract.
- Contractors should clarify which FedRAMP authorization scope and IL5 requirements apply to their products; the stated 90-day-or-less process does not establish that a specific product or deployment will be accepted by an agency.
- No solicitation, award, or procurement contact was disclosed, so the announcement alone does not provide a basis for pricing a bid or forecasting near-term government demand.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology, Defense & Military
**Topics:** Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Regulatory Compliance
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of War (DoW)
- U.S. Government
- Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)

### Vendors
- Palantir Technologies Inc. (Software provider and accredited infrastructure provider in the announced partnership)
- Knox Systems (Managed federal cloud provider and FedRAMP authorization provider)

### Key Quotes
> The mission can't wait for technology to catch up. We built our business to get not only our software, but other mission-critical software and tooling, into the hands of the warfighter and the U.S. Government, quickly and securely, and in the most highly regulated environments.
> — Kevin Kawasaki, Global Head of Business Development at Palantir

> Knox exists to get the best software in the world to the government faster, and to protect it once it's there.
> — Irina Denisenko, CEO of Knox Systems

### Sources
- [Palantir Shares Close 4.36% Higher; Knox Partnership Targets Federal Cloud | TokenPost](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/35151) - www.tokenpost.com
- [Knox & Palantir Partner on FedRAMP, IL5 Software Deployment](https://www.executivebiz.com/articles/knox-palantir-fedramp-il5-software) - ExecutiveBiz
- [Palantir partners with Knox on federal software delivery | PLTR Stock News](https://www.stocktitan.net/news/PLTR/knox-and-palantir-partner-to-further-accelerate-delivery-of-software-zwwwvg0fenkn.html) - Stock Titan