Pentagon awards Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle $9B cloud contract

Pentagon awards Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle $9B cloud contract
Pentagon awards Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle $9B cloud contract

JWCC is a multi-vendor, multi-cloud follow up to the infamous single-source Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which was worth up to $10 billion and canceled in 2021.

DoD Kills JEDI, Pivots To Multi-Cloud

DoD Kills JEDI, Pivots To Multi-Cloud
DoD Kills JEDI, Pivots To Multi-Cloud

Acting DoD CIO John Sherman said Microsoft and AWS will likely be invited to bid on JWCC, and DoD will also look at the capabilities of other US-based cloud service providers, such as Google, IBM, and Oracle.

DISA Accelerates Cloud For Warfighters For All Domain

DISA Accelerates Cloud For Warfighters For All Domain
DISA Accelerates Cloud For Warfighters For All Domain

DISA, using automation, is reducing the time it takes to deploy mission applications in DoD cloud from a year, months, or weeks to hours.

Lengthy JEDI Fight Threatens Contract, Says Pentagon

Lengthy JEDI Fight Threatens Contract, Says Pentagon
Lengthy JEDI Fight Threatens Contract, Says Pentagon

“Regardless of the JEDI Cloud litigation outcome, the Department continues to have an  urgent, unmet requirement,” reads the Pentagon briefing to members of Congress.

Fewer Threats, More Bandwidth: DISA Awards $199M For Cloud Browsing

Fewer Threats, More Bandwidth: DISA Awards $199M For Cloud Browsing
Fewer Threats, More Bandwidth: DISA Awards $199M For Cloud Browsing

Leaving the browser and its history in a virtual environment spread across any number of servers makes it harder for adversaries to target the military’s actual computers or tablets.

JEDI: Amazon Formally Protests DoD Do-Over

JEDI: Amazon Formally Protests DoD Do-Over
JEDI: Amazon Formally Protests DoD Do-Over

A judge is letting the Pentagon redo part of the flawed procurement. Amazon says the redo is itself is fatally flawed.

Raytheon, Aerojet Ink $1B, 5-Year Standard Missile Deal

Raytheon, Aerojet Ink $1B, 5-Year Standard Missile Deal
Raytheon, Aerojet Ink $1B, 5-Year Standard Missile Deal

The agreement is designed to both stabilize and low costs of the supply chain under Raytheon’s long-running contracts with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy.

Hypersonic Weapons Face Major Milestone In August Test

Hypersonic Weapons Face Major Milestone In August Test
Hypersonic Weapons Face Major Milestone In August Test

CAPITOL HILL: Prompt Global Strike is a program to build a weapon that can destroy targets anywhere on earth within an hour of getting targeting data and permission to launch. Sandia Lab and the Army may have found the answer: the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon. So far, some aspects of PGS have attracted controversy. When the Pentagon wanted…