Surveillance Infrastructure
The Surveillance Infrastructure capture lane traces 390 verified events documenting this mechanism of institutional capture.
Top 10 actors in this lane
10 actors · 1850–2026
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| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Army 1st Special Forces Command Renews Clearview AI Facial Recognition Contract Through 2030
4 src Clearview AI · U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Command · Hoan Ton-That · Mission and Installation Contracting Command | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-17 | Pentagon Plans to Let AI Companies Train Military Models on Classified Intelligence Data — OpenAI and xAI Already Have Agreements
1 src Pentagon CDAO · OpenAI · xAI | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-16 | Sen. Warren Questions Pentagon Granting Musk's xAI Access to Classified Military Networks Despite Grok's Harmful Outputs
2 src Sen. Elizabeth Warren · Pete Hegseth · Elon Musk · xAI | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-16 | Time/CDT Op-Ed Reveals Pentagon Wanted Anthropic to Help Collect and Analyze Bulk Commercial Data on Americans
2 src Center for Democracy and Technology · Pentagon · Anthropic | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-14 | 287(g) Agreements Expand to 1,547 Departments Across 39 States, Covering 77 Million Americans
4 src U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · local police departments · ACLU | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-11 | Anduril Acquires ExoAnalytic Solutions, Doubling Space Surveillance Unit for Golden Dome
3 src Anduril Industries · ExoAnalytic Solutions · Palmer Luckey | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-25 | Bipartisan House Oversight Investigation Launched into DOJ Withholding of Trump-Related Epstein Files
3 src James Comer · Robert Garcia · Pam Bondi · Department of Justice · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-24 | D.C. Circuit Upholds IRS-ICE Taxpayer Data Sharing, Weaponizing Tax Compliance Against Immigrants
3 src Harry T. Edwards · Scott Bessent · Kristi Noem · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-24 | NPR Investigation Reveals DOJ Secretly Withheld Epstein Files Containing Abuse Accusations Against Trump
5 src Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche · Department of Justice · Robert Garcia · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-24 | Trump Administration Considers Requiring Banks to Collect Customer Citizenship Information
3 src Donald Trump · Department of the Treasury | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-20 | DHS Plans Unified Biometric Matching Engine Across Agencies
3 src DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-20 | Federal Judge Blocks DOJ from Searching Washington Post Reporter's Seized Devices, Cites Cannot Trust Government
4 src William B. Porter · Pam Bondi · Department of Justice · Hannah Natanson · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-19 | DHS Signs $1 Billion Palantir Agreement for Immigration Surveillance
3 src DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Palantir · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-17 | DOJ Faces Legal Complaint After FBI Raided Washington Post Reporter's Home Without Disclosing Press Protections
4 src Pam Bondi · Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Hannah Natanson · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-17 | DOJ Obtained Voter Files Covering 37 Million Voters via Secret Agreements
3 src Department of Justice · Donald Trump | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-14 | Bondi Claims All Epstein Files Released, Sends Six-Page Justification Letter to Congress
4 src Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche · Department of Justice · Robert Garcia · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-13 | House Democrats Launch Investigation into DOJ Congressional Surveillance
4 src Jamie Raskin · Pramila Jayapal · Robert Garcia · Pam Bondi · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-12 | Bondi Admits Secret Domestic Terrorist List Exists During House Testimony
2 src Pam Bondi · Department of Justice · House Judiciary Committee | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-11 | AG Bondi Photographed with Rep. Jayapal's Epstein Files Search History
4 src Pam Bondi · Pramila Jayapal · Department of Justice · Mike Johnson · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-11 | CBP Signs Clearview AI Contract for "Tactical Targeting" Using 60 Billion Image Database
2 src U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Clearview AI · Founders Fund | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-11 | Senators Durbin and Lee Reintroduce Bipartisan SAFE Act to Reform FISA Surveillance
3 src Dick Durbin · Mike Lee · Senate Judiciary Committee | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-10 | White House Convenes High-Level Meeting on FISA Section 702 Surveillance Authority Renewal
3 src John Ratcliffe · Tulsi Gabbard · Susie Wiles · Stephen Miller · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-09 | DOJ Opens Epstein Files Reading Room to Congress Under Restrictive Conditions
4 src Department of Justice · Patrick Davis · Thomas Massie · Ro Khanna · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-07 | IRS Admits Unlawfully Sharing Thousands of Taxpayer Records with DHS for Immigration Enforcement
3 src Internal Revenue Service · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Scott Bessent · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate Intelligence Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing for NSA Nominee Rudd
3 src Senate Select Committee on Intelligence · Joshua Rudd · Ron Wyden · Roger Wicker | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-27 | DOJ Delegates Ethics Authority to Political Aides Sidelining Career Officials
2 src Emil Bove · Pam Bondi · Department of Justice | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-23 | NPR Report Reveals Trump Administration Admits DOGE Accessed Personal Social Security Data Beyond Legal Authority
3 src Department of Government Efficiency · Social Security Administration · Chuck Borges · NPR | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-21 | Federal Judge Rejects Special Master Request for Epstein Files
3 src Paul Engelmayer · Thomas Massie · Ro Khanna · Department of Justice | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-20 | DOJ Court Filing Confirms DOGE Shared Social Security Data to Unauthorized Server
3 src Department of Government Efficiency · Department of Justice · Social Security Administration · Elon Musk | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-18 | Anti-ICE Protesters Disrupt St. Paul Church Service, Triggering Federal Crackdown on Journalists
3 src Cities Church · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · David Easterwood · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-17 | Trump Financial Disclosure Reveals Netflix and Warner Bros. Bond Purchases After Merger Announcement
3 src Donald Trump · Netflix · Warner Bros. Discovery · Office of Government Ethics | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-16 | DOJ Files Notice of Corrections in AFSCME v. SSA Admitting DOGE Unauthorized SSA Data Access — Key Prosecutorial Predicate for State Computer-Crime Charges
3 src American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) · Social Security Administration · Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) · Department of Justice · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-16 | DOJ Voter Data Seizure Lawsuits Expand to 24 States Plus DC, Targeting Sensitive Personal Information
4 src Department of Justice · Harmeet Dhillon · Brennan Center for Justice · State Democracy Research Initiative | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-15 | ACLU Files Class Action Against ICE for Racial Profiling in Minnesota
3 src American Civil Liberties Union · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-15 | Senate Armed Services Committee Holds NSA Nominee Confirmation Hearing
3 src Senate Committee on Armed Services · Joshua Rudd · Roger Wicker · Angus King | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-14 | FBI Raids Washington Post Reporter's Home, Seizes Devices in Unprecedented Press Freedom Violation
3 src Federal Bureau of Investigation · Washington Post · Hannah Natanson · Pam Bondi · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-07 | House Oversight Committee Holds Minnesota Social Services Fraud Hearing
3 src House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · James Comer · Kristin Robbins · Walter Hudson · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-06 | Massie and Khanna Ask Federal Judge to Appoint Special Master Over Epstein File Release
2 src Thomas Massie · Ro Khanna · Paul Engelmayer · Pam Bondi · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-03 | DOJ Misses 15-Day Deadline to Explain Redactions, Provide List of Named Officials
3 src Chuck Schumer · Thomas Massie · Department of Justice · Pam Bondi | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-26 | DHS Implements Mandatory Biometric Collection for All Non-Citizens at U.S. Borders
5 src U.S. Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Kristi Noem | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-24 | CIA Conducts First Land Strike in Venezuela, Destroying Drug Boat Loading Facility
2 src Central Intelligence Agency · Venezuela | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-22 | Trump Appoints Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as Special Envoy to Greenland
2 src Donald Trump · Jeff Landry · Ken Howery · Lars Lokke Rasmussen | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-20 | Marjorie Taylor Greene Explores Motion to Vacate Johnson Over ACA Dispute and Leadership Failures
6 src Marjorie Taylor Greene · Mike Johnson · Donald Trump · Hakeem Jeffries · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-12-19 | DHS Secretary Noem Suspends Diversity Visa Lottery Program Following Brown University Mass Shooting
3 src Kristi Noem · Donald Trump · Marco Rubio · Claudio Manuel Neves Valente | reported | |
| 2025-12-19 | Epstein Victims' Attorneys Confirm DOJ Released Zero Financial Documents
2 src Brad Edwards · Brittany Henderson · Department of Justice · Jeffrey Epstein | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-18 | DOJ's Secret "Confidential MOUs" for Voter Purges Exposed by States and Journalists
4 src Department of Justice · Colorado Secretary of State · Wisconsin · Texas · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-18 | Johnson Sends House Home for Recess, Delays ACA Subsidy Vote Despite Democratic Demands
7 src Mike Johnson · Hakeem Jeffries · Steve Scalise · Pete Aguilar · +2 | reported | |
| 2025-12-12 | DOJ Expands Voter Data Seizure Campaign to 18 States, Demanding Social Security Numbers and Driver's Licenses
5 src Department of Justice · Harmeet Dhillon · Jena Griswold · Bill Galvin · +5 | reported | |
| 2025-12-10 | Danish Intelligence Labels United States a Potential Security Threat for First Time
2 src Danish Defense Intelligence Service · Donald Trump | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-08 | Federal Judge Orders Top DOJ Officials to Testify in Criminal Contempt Inquiry Over Secret Alien Enemies Act Deportations That Defied Court Order
3 src James Boasberg · Drew Ensign · Erez Reuveni · Kristi Noem · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-08 | State Department Revokes Record 85,000 Visas Including 8,000 Student Visas Since January, More Than Double 2024 Rate
3 src State Department · U.S. Department of Homeland Security | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-08 | Trump Administration Fires Nearly 100 Immigration Judges in Ideological Purge Targeting Immigrant Defense Backgrounds While Court Backlog Exceeds 3.4 Million Cases
3 src Department of Justice · Executive Office for Immigration Review · Tania Nemer · Kyra Lilien · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-07 | ICE Data Reveals 75,000 Arrests Had No Criminal History in Quota-Driven Dragnet
5 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Stephen Miller · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Deportation Data Project · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-06 | Trump Pardons Sports Executive Tim Leiweke After Golf Conversation With Trey Gowdy
3 src Donald Trump · Tim Leiweke · Trey Gowdy · Oak View Group · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-12-05 | Trump Official Signals Rollback of Census Racial Categories to Erase Marginalized Communities from Federal Data
5 src Mark Calabria · Office of Management and Budget · U.S. Census Bureau · Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights · +2 | reported | |
| 2025-12-04 | Bondi Directive Weaponizes Tax Enforcement Against Groups Labeled "Antifa"
5 src Pam Bondi · U.S. Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Internal Revenue Service · +6 | reported | |
| 2025-12-04 | Bondi Orders FBI to Compile "Domestic Terrorism" List Targeting Political Beliefs
4 src Pam Bondi · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Donald Trump · Kash Patel · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-12-04 | Trump Administration Releases National Security Strategy Denouncing Democratic Allies, Embracing Authoritarian Partnerships
6 src Donald Trump · National Security Council · Antonio Costa · Carl Bildt · +8 | reported | |
| 2025-12-03 | Veterans Affairs Creates Database of Non-Citizen Employees for Deportation Targeting
4 src Doug Collins · Veterans Affairs · Kristi Noem · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-12-03 | White House Launches 'Media Bias Portal' Denunciation System Targeting Journalists and News Outlets
4 src Donald Trump · White House Press Office · Andrew Feinberg · Eric Garcia · +3 | reported | |
| 2025-12-02 | USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Threatens to Cut SNAP Funding to 21 Democratic-Led States Over Refusal to Provide Recipient Data, Defying Court Injunction
4 src Brooke Rollins · USDA · Donald Trump · Judge Maxine Chesney · +3 | reported | |
| 2025-12-02 | Voice of America Bureau Closures Surrender Strategic Information Space to Russia and China
4 src Donald Trump · Kari Lake · Voice of America · Federal Judiciary · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-12-01 | Palantir Wins Record £240M UK Ministry of Defence Contract After Hiring Four Ex-MOD Officials
5 src Palantir Technologies · UK Ministry of Defence · Barnaby Kistruck · Laurence Lee · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-11-29 | White House Launches Official 'Media Offenders' Portal Targeting Press as Enemies
6 src Donald Trump · Karoline Leavitt · White House · The Washington Post · +23 | reported | |
| 2025-11-24 | Trump Signs Executive Order Initiating Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Process
5 src Donald Trump · Marco Rubio · Scott Bessent | confirmed | |
| 2025-11-04 | Axon acquires Carbyne for $625 million, consolidating Israeli 911 surveillance tech with US police body camera giant
3 src Axon · Carbyne · Ehud Barak · Peter Thiel · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-11-04 | DHS Releases Mobile Facial Recognition App for Local Police to Identify Immigration Status
3 src DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection | reported | |
| 2025-10-28 | Palantir Wins USCIS Contract for "VOWS" Marriage Fraud Detection Platform, Expanding Immigration Surveillance
1 src Palantir · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | confirmed | |
| 2025-10-20 | FTC Deletes Consumer Protection Guidance on AI Fraud and Surveillance
2 src Federal Trade Commission · Lina Khan · Trump Appointees · Tech companies | confirmed | |
| 2025-10-16 | Ring partners with Flock Safety and Axon, reversing privacy commitments and expanding police surveillance
3 src Ring · Amazon · Flock Safety · Axon · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-10-07 | NIST Suspends All Facial Recognition Testing During Government Shutdown
2 src National Institute of Standards and Technology · U.S. Department of Commerce | reported | |
| 2025-10-01 | DHS and CMS Share Personal Data of 79 Million Medicaid Patients With ICE
2 src U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · State Attorneys General Coalition | reported | |
| 2025-10-01 | VA Awards Palantir $385M Contract for Veterans Data Platform Integrating HHS, DoD, SSA, and IRS Data
1 src Palantir · Department of Veterans Affairs · Department of Health and Human Services · Department of Defense · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-09-30 | ICE Awards $1.4 Billion in Surveillance Contracts in Single Month, Highest in 18 Years
2 src U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · U.S. Department of Homeland Security | reported | |
| 2025-09-25 | Microsoft Terminates Israeli Unit 8200's Azure Access for Mass Surveillance of Palestinian Civilians
4 src Microsoft · Brad Smith · Unit 8200 · Yossi Sariel · +3 | reported | |
| 2025-09-25 | POGO Exposes Ballard Partners Clients Winning No-Bid ICE Biometric Surveillance Contracts
3 src Ballard Partners · Pam Bondi · Susie Wiles · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · +2 | reported | |
| 2025-09-25 | Trump Approves TikTok Deal Giving Control to Allies Ellison and Murdoch, Demands Billions
2 src Donald Trump · Larry Ellison · Oracle · Rupert Murdoch · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2025-09-23 | Axon Acquires Prepared for $800-900 Million, Adding AI-Powered 911 Call Processing to Complete Surveillance Pipeline
3 src Axon · Prepared · Rick Smith | confirmed | |
| 2025-09-18 | Education Department Inspector General Probes DOGE's Illegal Access to Student Loan Data
2 src Elon Musk · Department of Government Efficiency · Education Department · Inspector General | reported | |
| 2025-09-18 | ICE Homeland Security Investigations Signs $3 Million Contract with Magnet Forensics for GrayKey Technology
2 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Homeland Security Investigations · Magnet Forensics · Grayshift · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-09-16 | Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Warns Rule of Law 'Under Attack Like Never Before'
2 src Jack Smith · Department of Justice · George Mason University · Trump Administration | reported | |
| 2025-09-11 | Ten Senate Democrats Demand Banking Committee Hearings on Epstein Financial Ties
2 src Elizabeth Warren · Jamie Dimon · JPMorgan · Deutsche Bank · +2 | reported | |
| 2025-09-09 | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Warns of Job Cuts After Congress Halves Funding Cap
3 src Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · U.S. Congress · Donald Trump · Rohit Chopra | reported | |
| 2025-09-09 | Director of National Intelligence Gabbard Orders NSA Report Retraction to Shield Trump Officials
2 src Tulsi Gabbard · Richard Grenell · National Security Agency · Marco Rubio | reported | |
| 2025-09-09 | Heritage Foundation Publishes 800-Page Constitutional Guide as Trump's Judicial Roadmap
3 src Heritage Foundation · Justice Samuel Alito · Donald Trump · U.S. Supreme Court | reported | |
| 2025-09-09 | ICE Awards $9.2 Million Facial Recognition Contract to Clearview AI
2 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Clearview AI · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-09-09 | Ninth Circuit Upholds California Social Media Protection Law for Minors
3 src U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · NetChoice · California · Rob Bonta | reported | |
| 2025-09-08 | House Oversight Committee Releases Epstein Birthday Book with Trump Contributions Including "Fully Depreciated Woman" Check Photo
3 src Donald Trump · Jeffrey Epstein · Ghislaine Maxwell · Joel Pashcow · +5 | confirmed | |
| 2025-09-08 | San Francisco Police Allowed 1.6 Million Illegal License Plate Searches by ICE and Out-of-State Agencies
2 src San Francisco Police Department · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Flock Safety · Electronic Frontier Foundation · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-09-06 | DOJ Moves to Conceal Names of Epstein Associates Who Received $100K and $250K Payments
3 src Department of Justice · Jeffrey Epstein · NBC News | reported | |
| 2025-09-05 | Transportation Department Drops Rule Requiring Airlines to Compensate Passengers for Delays
3 src Sean Duffy · Department of Transportation · Airlines · Donald Trump | reported | |
| 2025-09-03 | Treasury Department Refuses to Release $1.5 Billion in Epstein Financial Records
2 src Ron Wyden · Scott Bessent · U.S. Treasury Department · U.S. Senate Finance Committee · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-09-02 | ICE Reactivates $2M Paragon Spyware Contract for WhatsApp, Signal Encryption Breaking
2 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Paragon · Homeland Security · WhatsApp | confirmed | |
| 2025-09-01 | Treasury Awards Palantir Contract for Unified IRS API Layer, Creating Centralized Access to Taxpayer Data
2 src Palantir · U.S. Treasury Department · Internal Revenue Service · DOGE | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-29 | Marco Rubio Denies Palestinian Officials Visas to UN General Assembly, Breaching Headquarters Agreement
3 src Marco Rubio · State Department · Trump · Palestinian Authority | reported | |
| 2025-08-26 | DOJ Launches Probe Into FBI/CIA Officials Over Russia Investigation Records Under Kash Patel and Dan Bongino
2 src Kash Patel · Dan Bongino · Department of Justice · James Comey · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-08-25 | Flock Safety Admits Federal Immigration Agents Have Direct Access to Tracking Data, Pauses Pilot
3 src Flock Safety · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection · U.S. Department of Homeland Security | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-21 | EO 14338 Creates National Design Studio — ndstudio.gov Registered Same Morning Before Formal Signing (Pre-EO Infrastructure Positioning)
5 src Donald Trump · Joe Gebbia · Susie Wiles · [VACANT] NDS Administrator | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-20 | Gabbard Revokes Security Clearances of 37 Intelligence Officials Without Evidence
3 src Tulsi Gabbard · Donald Trump · Intelligence Community · Maher Bitar | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-19 | Fired DOJ Antitrust Official Accuses Bondi Leadership of Corruption in $14B Merger
3 src Roger Alford · Pam Bondi · Chad Mizelle · Hewlett Packard Enterprise · +2 | confirmed |