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DOD watchdog finds no political interference in $10B JEDI award
An oversight report found several missteps and cases of ethical misconduct, but could not substantiate allegations of White House interference in the award of the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract to Microsoft.
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MHS Genesis deployment suspended amid COVID-19 pandemic
The rollout of a commercial electronic health record system to Defense Department hospitals on pause to support response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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JEDI injunction decision hinges on cloud storage definition
Conflicting interpretations of “highly accessible storage” are at the center of a federal judge’s ruling granting Amazon Web Services a preliminary injunction that freezes task orders on the Defense Department’s massive Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative cloud contract.
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Amazon requests more documents in JEDI case
Amazon Web Services wants to expand the administrative record in its lawsuit over the Department of Defense's award of the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract to Microsoft.
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Esper: 'No pressure' from White House over JEDI
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he "never felt pressure from the White House" on the Pentagon's $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract.
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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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