The Pentagon says Microsoft should still get its $10B JEDI contract following an investigation
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First some background context from previous posts on this blog:
26 October 2019
JEDI - Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure. As conceived, JEDI is meant to unite the entire U.S. military — virtually every fighter on the ground, every ship at sea, and every jet in the air within a single data framework.
AN ENTERPRISE CLOUD SOLUTION, but just hold on to your laser sabers, guys > The JEDI contract process continues to be under investigation by the DoD inspector general and stuck in federal court.
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Every media outlet in The Universe has their stories
AN ENTERPRISE CLOUD SOLUTION, but just hold on to your laser sabers, guys > The JEDI contract process continues to be under investigation by the DoD inspector general and stuck in federal court.
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Every media outlet in The Universe has their stories
Amazon or Microsoft? DoD picks a winner for its controversial JEDI contract
"Microsoft won the contract for the Department of Defense’s enterprise cloud, potentially worth $10 billion over 10 years, the Pentagon announced Oct. 25.The tech giant won the award over Amazon Web Services, just three days after Secretary of Defense Mark Esper recused himself from the award after months of review because his son worked for IBM. Amazon was widely considered by industry to be the front runner for the award. . .
This award is an important step in execution of the Digital Modernization Strategy
The DoD cloud strategy called for a multi-cloud, multi-vendor strategy, but industry has had concerns that the award will lead to vendor lock-in. . . "
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In a statement, Amazon officials expressed surprise at the announcement.
Amazon Web Services AWS is currently the only cloud provider for the U.S. intelligence community, having hosted secret and top-secret classified data for nearly six years
Amazon Web Services AWS is currently the only cloud provider for the U.S. intelligence community, having hosted secret and top-secret classified data for nearly six years
According to this report published 09 March 2018 | 3:04 pm on MeriTalk Improving the Outcomes of Government IT
And DoD expects a fast-moving procurement. It released a draft solicitation to coincide with the industry day, with a two-week window for initial responses (due March 21), a final solicitation scheduled in May, and the IDIQ award in to be made in September.
DoD plans to have JEDI services online in fiscal 2019, with more advanced capabilities added in 2020.
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The Pentagon says Microsoft should still get its $10B JEDI contract following an investigation
A judge issued an injunction against the contract after Amazon claimed the process was biased
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"Following an investigation by the Pentagon, the Department of Defense says it is standing by its decision to award a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, not Amazon, the latest in an ongoing legal battle over the lucrative infrastructure project.
On Friday, the Department of Defense said in a statement that it had completed its investigation into the awarding of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, an investigation it pursued to determine whether there were discrepancies in the procurement process. . .
The government awarded the contract to Microsoft in October 2019, but President Trump said last July that he was looking into the contract following complaints about the bidding process, which prompted concerns about political influence in the decision. IBM and Oracle also bid on the contract but were eliminated from the process in April 2018. Oracle had challenged the decision in court and lost its latest legal appeal earlier this week.
In an email to The Verge on Friday, a Microsoft spokesperson said the company was ready to get to work on the project. . .
A Friday post on Amazon Web Services’ public sector blog said the company strongly disagreed with the decision, calling the Defense Department’s reevaluation of the contract “nothing more than an attempt to validate a flawed, biased, and politically corrupted decision.” Amazon will continue to pursue a “fair, objective and impartial review” of the process, the post states, adding,“The question we continue to ask ourselves is whether the President of the United States should be allowed to use the budget of the Department of Defense to pursue his own personal and political ends?”
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30 March 2018
JEDI Cloud > $10B 10-Year IDIQ Department of Defense Contract
Hmmm... if you would to re-invent or re-imagine your life where would U go?? Go for IT!
IT=Internet Tech and everything - the IoT or Internet of Everything - is going 'into the Cloud'
IT=Internet Tech and everything - the IoT or Internet of Everything - is going 'into the Cloud'
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DOD plans to release second draft solicitation for JEDI cloud
Mar 7, 2018 - The Defense Department shed some light on its much-anticipated Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud acquisition at a March 7 industry day, and outlined a surprisingly short timeframe for finalizing a multi-billion, single-award contract. DOD officials hope to have a final request for proposals ...
Mar 9, 2018 - On March 7th, the Department of Defense (DoD) held its Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative (JEDI) Cloud Industry Day and released its draft JEDI Cloud Request for Proposals (the RFP). DoD announced, and the draft RFP reflects, a single-award IDIQ approach to execute a contract lasting up to 10-years for ...
Mar 14, 2018 - What does a winning proposal look like for the 10-year, single-award, $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) commercial cloud contract? That will probably depend on contractor responses to the technical attributes featured in JEDI's draft RFP, such as evaluation, price, and other critical ...
Mar 7, 2018 - Defense Digital Service Director Chris Lynch speak during the JEDI Cloud Industry Day in Arlington, Va. March 7, 2018. The unclassified event outlined the Defense Dept.'s acquisition plans for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (
