CIA Awards Secret Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Contract
The Central Intelligence Agency has awarded its long-awaited Commercial Cloud Enterprise, or C2E, contract to five companies—Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google, Oracle and IBM. Keep Reading
CIA Cloud Program Awarded? CISA Cyber Program Under Protest
The CIA’s next-generation cloud contract seems ready for primetime. The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s governmentwide shared service faces its first big challenge. Keep Reading
Defense Department Review Confirms JEDI Contract Award for Microsoft
However, the US Defense Department (DoD) said that “contract performance” by Microsoft (MSFT) will not start immediately due to the preliminary injunction order issued by the Court of Federal Claims on February 13. Keep Reading
New Court Documents Explain Reasoning Behind JEDI Stop-Work Order
The federal judge handling the bid protest lawsuit over DoD’s multibillion dollar JEDI Cloud contract found that the Pentagon treated Amazon Web Services unfairly when it awarded the multibillion dollar contract to Microsoft. Keep Reading
Judge Temporarily Blocks Microsoft Pentagon Cloud Contract After Amazon Suit
A federal judge Thursday ordered a temporary block on the JEDI cloud contract, which was awarded to Microsoft, in response to a suit filed by Amazon. Shares of Microsoft fell on the news, while Amazon’s stock was down slightly. Keep Reading
Time to End Oracle’s Long Legal Fight Against JEDI Cloud Contract, Government Says
Oracle is seeking to overturn a lower court ruling that found the Defense Department was on solid legal footing when it structured the multibillion dollar cloud contract. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Intel Looking for Help on Cloud
The Coast Guard’s Office of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Systems and Technology is looking to use cloud to replace its legacy network. Keep Reading
Microsoft President Brad Smith Says Work on JEDI Continues Despite Amazon Protest
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. Keep Reading
Oracle Says Federal Court ‘Erred Gravely’ by Letting DoD’s JEDI Contract Go Forward
The company heralded the fact that judge found DoD had violated procurement law through its decision to structure JEDI as a single-award, winner-take-all contract. Keep Reading