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JEDI delay impacts classified cloud provisioning

When a federal court hit the brakes on the Defense Department's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud program, it also slowed the testing and rollout of a new system that automates user authentication and security auditing for classified provisioning.

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DOD tries to shut down Oracle's JEDI appeal

Government attorneys argued that Oracle's allegations are moot, now that Microsoft won the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure procurement.

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Amazon claims White House pressured DOD in JEDI bid

In a lawsuit, Amazon Web Services asserts President Donald Trump personally pressured the Defense Department to deny AWS the cloud contract out of personal and political bias against company founder Jeff Bezos.

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Amazon cites 'unmistakable bias' in JEDI protest

Citing "unmistakable bias," the cloud giant plans to sue the Department of Defense in the Court of Federal Claims to seek reconsideration of the award to Microsoft in the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract.

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Oracle takes JEDI back to court with appeal to rebid contract

After Microsoft's win in the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud contract, Oracle is still looking for a court to force the contract to be rebid.

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Coast Guard to develop drone interception capability

The U.S. Coast Guard is developing a counter-drone capability to protect both its own locations and to guard protected assets under special circumstances as provided for under a recent law.

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JEDI award signals rise of hybrid cloud

Advances in cloud technology are making data and applications increasingly interoperable between clouds.

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Microsoft gets $10B JEDI contract

The long-awaited enterprise cloud contract award comes days after Defense Secretary Esper recused himself from the process.

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Perspecta protests lost DEOS cloud bid

The IT services company is protesting the $7.3 billion award in the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract to supply the Pentagon with Office 365 services.

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Navy boosts CIO role, adds more cyber and data authorities

The Navy is establishing a new special assistant to the secretary for information management/CIO to enforce cybersecurity standards, have a say in IT acquisition and develop data and digital strategies.

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JEDI contract on hold for DOD chief's review

The Pentagon will not award the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract until Defense Secretary Mark Esper reviews the program.

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OTAs primed for growth

The Pentagon and DHS are leading the way in using other transaction authority to leverage emerging technologies.

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Navy cracks down on personal email, social media

The Navy CIO reminded department personnel in a recent memo about govermentwide and service policy covering use of personal communications accounts to conduct official business.

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DOD moves forward with JEDI after judge rejects Oracle complaints

The Court of Federal Claims rejected complaints by Oracle that conflict of interest and unfair requirements warranted a rebid of the $10 billion, 10-year Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract.

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Lawmakers look to NDAA for health record push

Members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee want to use the must-pass 2020 defense authorization bill to advance interoperability and joint management of the electronic health records systems at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.

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Oracle keeps hammering on JEDI

The company reiterated its claims that the procurement violates procurement law and that individuals involved had a conflict of interest.

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What the latest JEDI filings reveal

Recent court filings provide a window into the development of the requirements and what the Defense Department hopes to get out of its planned massive cloud program.

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Shanahan out as Pentagon chief; Army Secretary Esper steps in

President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan was resigning and withdrawing his name from consideration to hold the top Pentagon job on an acting basis. Trump announced that Army Secretary Mark Esper is taking over as acting defense secretary.

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Defense bill calls for DOD to fast-track certain software buys

A provision in the defense bill moving through the House of Representatives calls for the Pentagon to authorize a new fast track for software acquisition, with an eye to upgrading vulnerable weapons systems.

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NDAA pushes DOD-VA cooperation on health record modernization

The $20 billion health record modernization efforts at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are going to be joined a little more closely under an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act.

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