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Palantir Technologies is the subject of this week’s crisis after the data-mining company was sued by the U.S. Department of Labor for discriminating against Asian job applicants. The company, which helped the U.S. government track down Osama bin Laden, has received more than $340 million in federal contracts since 2010. “Federal contractors have an obligation to ensure that their hiring practices and policies are free of all forms of discrimination,” said Patricia Shiu, director of the Office of Federal Compliance.

Palantir denied the allegations, saying it was “disappointed” the Department of Labor chose to proceed with the case. “Despite repeated efforts to highlight the results of our hiring practices, the Department of Labor relies on a narrow and flawed statistical analysis relating to three job descriptions from 2010 to 2011,” the company said in a statement.

Using only the company’s statement, the experts evaluated how well Palantir has handled this situation, focusing on the content of its message and how it was delivered. What else could/should the company have done or said? What should it do next?