Pentagon Picks Microsoft for JEDI Cloud-Computing Contract Over Amazon
26 Octobre 2019 - 2:03AM
Dow Jones News
By Aaron Tilley
The Pentagon on Friday awarded Microsoft Corp. a hotly contested
and controversial contract to build a large cloud-computing system
for the U.S. military.
The so-called JEDI contract could be worth up to $10 billion to
Microsoft over a 10-year period if the Pentagon exercises all
options under the deal.
The only other remaining finalist was Amazon.com Inc. Several
other firms were eliminated from the bidding earlier.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper this week said he was withdrawing
from reviewing the contract to avoid the appearance of a conflict
of interest. His son worked for one of the original bidders that
was no longer in the running for the deal.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 25, 2019 19:48 ET (23:48 GMT)
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