New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Palantir CEO Shyam Sankar has said the US Army is looking to identify and utilise skilled coders within its ranks, including personnel whose technical abilities may not fit into its traditional career structure. Sankar, who joined the US Army as a lieutenant colonel in 2025, asserted he has been tasked with helping the military identify, retain and deploy such talent.

Speaking to CBS News about his responsibilities in the Army, Sankar said his primary assignment was to work on human resource strategies within the military's G-1 department, with a particular focus on finding soldiers with exceptional coding abilities.

"My principal role is to help with Army human resourcing in the G-1 department here. So, strategies...