Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft
The Hindu
The statement did not directly mention that the Pentagon faced extended legal challenges by Amazon
The Pentagon said Tuesday it cancelled a that could eventually have been worth USD 10 billion. It will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon and possibly other cloud service providers. “With the shifting technology environment, it has become clear that the JEDI Cloud contract, which has long been delayed, no longer meets the requirements to fill the DoD’s capability gaps,” the Pentagon said in a statement. The statement did not directly mention that the Pentagon faced extended legal challenges by Amazon to the original $1 million contract awarded to Microsoft. Amazon argued that the Microsoft award was tainted by politics, particularly then-President Donald Trump’s antagonism toward Amazon’s chief executive officer, Jeff Bezos. Mr. Bezos owns The Washington Post, a news outlet often criticized by Trump.
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