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Microsoft President Brad Smith Says Work on JEDI Continues Despite Amazon Protest

Amazon’s decision to protest the Pentagon’s cloud computing contract hasn’t delayed Microsoft from working on the colossal Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, deal.

“We were working every day before we won that contract to make the product better,” Microsoft President Brad Smith told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan in an exclusive interview on the sidelines at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California. “We have if anything been moving even faster since that contract was awarded,” he added.

The JEDI contract, which could be worth up to $10 billion for services rendered over as many as 10 years, was awarded to Microsoft on October 25. Last month, Amazon filed a notice in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims indicating a plan to protest the Pentagon’s decision to award Microsoft the multibillion-dollar cloud contract.

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The Government Technology & Services Coalition's Homeland Security Today (HSToday) is the premier news and information resource for the homeland security community, dedicated to elevating the discussions and insights that can support a safe and secure nation. A non-profit magazine and media platform, HSToday provides readers with the whole story, placing facts and comments in context to inform debate and drive realistic solutions to some of the nation’s most vexing security challenges.

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