Federal Trade Enforcement Agency
1,600 users across seven field locations operating on a single primary-source intelligence layer for forced labor, fentanyl, and cartel investigations.
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No single vendor served every level of the intelligence stack
Data scientists needed bulk ingestion. Import specialists needed investigative UI tools. All teams needed supply chain mapping. No prior vendor had delivered all three in an integrated, mission-aligned package.
A layered platform architecture serving every user type
Bulk data for analytical models, graph and supply chain mapping interfaces for investigators, and API access for automated screening — built over five years through deep product-to-mission alignment.
Indispensable to UFLPA, fentanyl, and cartel enforcement
Over 1,600 user accounts, 9,400+ unique logins, and 625+ personnel trained across seven field locations. The platform supports forced labor enforcement, trade compliance, fentanyl precursor investigations, anti-dumping cases, and cartel-related analysis.
The challenge
Three mission types, one data architecture requirement
The enforcement mandate at U.S. borders has expanded far beyond traditional customs inspection. Forced labor, trade-based money laundering, fentanyl precursor trafficking, sanctions evasion, and cartel financial networks all converge at the point of import. Enforcement agencies need commercial intelligence that combines corporate ownership data with transactional trade data — connecting who owns what to who ships what — at a scale that matches the volume of global commerce.
The agency’s mission spans import specialists, trade analysts, agents, and data scientists across multiple enforcement domains. Different user populations work at different levels of the intelligence stack. Data scientists need raw, bulk data to integrate with internal analytical streams. Import specialists need intuitive tools for hands-on investigative research. And all of them need supply chain mapping to trace multi-tier networks from raw material extraction to final import.
- No single vendor served every level of the intelligence stack — bulk, UI, and API needs unmet
- Different user populations: data scientists, import specialists, agents, analysts
- $3.7B in UFLPA detentions since June 2022 — enforcement scaling fast
- Multi-mission coverage required: forced labor, fentanyl precursors, sanctions, cartel networks
The solution
A layered platform architecture serving every user type
The partnership was built over five years through a strategy of deep product-to-mission alignment and institutional credibility. The platform’s layered architecture maximizes utility across the agency’s diverse operational needs: bulk data (10.6B+ records) for data scientists, graph and supply chain mapping interfaces for investigators, and API access for automated screening workflows.
The account team maintains biweekly meetings with senior program office contacts, conducts monthly training sessions, publishes a custom agency-specific newsletter, and has conducted training visits to seven field locations including Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, Chicago, New York, San Juan, and headquarters.
- Layered architecture: bulk data feed for analytics, Graph UI with Supply Chain Mapping for investigators, API for screening
- Embedded services: biweekly engagement, monthly training, custom newsletter, field road shows
- Five years of mission alignment building institutional credibility and platform indispensability
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The results
Mission-critical infrastructure – five years and growing
The platform has become embedded in the agency’s operational infrastructure. Over 1,600 user accounts have been created, more than 9,400 unique logins recorded, and 625+ personnel trained across seven field locations. The platform supports forced labor enforcement, trade compliance, fentanyl precursor investigations, anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases, and cartel-related analysis. When the agency enforcing UFLPA, investigating fentanyl networks, and disrupting cartel finances relies on this data, it validates the platform for every company subject to those same regulatory regimes.
1,600+
User accounts across enforcement missions
9,400+
Unique logins recorded
625+
Personnel trained in person and virtually
7
Field locations served — LA, Miami, Houston, Chicago, NY, San Juan, HQ
“When the agency enforcing UFLPA, investigating fentanyl networks, and disrupting cartel finances relies on this data, it validates the platform for every company subject to those same regulatory regimes.”
Program Director
Federal Trade Enforcement Agency
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