Pentagon Scraps Microsoft’s $10 Billion Cloud Computing Deal After Lawsuit From Amazon
“The Department of Defense is canceling a $10 billion cloud computing contract with Microsoft, the military announced Tuesday, ending years of legal battles after Amazon wasn’t awarded the 2019 contract. In a statement, the DOD said the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract a 10-year deal offering classified data storage and cloud computing services to the military does not meet its current needs, citing evolving requirements, increased cloud conversancy, and industry advances,” reports Joe Walsh in Forbes.
“The military did not directly mention Amazon’s lawsuit in its statement Tuesday, but Pentagon officials have hinted for months that they’re reconsidering the JEDI contract, partly due to litigation from Amazon. Amazon told Forbes it agrees with the DOD’s decision, claiming its bid for the JEDI contract was rejected due to outside influence that has no place in government procurement.”
