JEDI: Inside Amazon’s Nesting-Doll Protest
Amazon’s new protest to the Pentagon isn’t about getting the Defense Department to change its mind, experts say. It’s really a signal to the judge in the long-running court battle over the JEDI contract.
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.
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Experts Debate: Should JEDI Cloud Be Saved?
One urged the Pentagon to push the embattled cloud computing contract through. Two said kill it. One said JEDI is still worth saving — but it’s running out of time.
No Winner Likely In JEDI Court Battle; ‘Just Pull The Plug?’: Greenwalt
While the judge has paused the trial to let the Pentagon redo part of the cloud computing competition, acquisition guru Bill Greenwalt warns any victory for either side will be “pyrrhic.”
Amazon Denounces DoD JEDI ‘Do-Over’
The Pentagon’s request to reconsider narrow technical aspects of the award to Microsoft, Amazon argues, ignores a wide range of fundamental flaws.
Pentagon Will Not Split JEDI Award EXCLUSIVE
DoD didn’t rule out changing its mind about whether Amazon or Microsoft gets the cloud computing contract. What it did rule out, unambiguously, was splitting the award between them.
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Amazon Vs. Trump: How A JEDI Protest & Impeachment Intertwine
If Amazon protests the Pentagon’s award of the $10 billion JEDI contract to rival Microsoft — and they almost certainly will — the president’s public feud with CEO Jeff Bezos will be central to their case.
Oracle’s Hail Mary Appeal Against JEDI
Oracle says a federal judge called the procurement "unlawful" -- but that word doesn't actually show up once in his 60-page ruling. And that isn't Oracle's only problem.
Oracle vs. Pentagon: Why Judge Approved A Single Vendor For JEDI Cloud
The release of the full 60-page ruling provides new insights on how Judge Bruggink decided the case.
Why Judge Denied Oracle Suit On JEDI
Judge Bruggink ruled on two key grounds -- technical requirements and conflict of interest -- but was silent on a third: whether the Pentagon's plan to award the JEDI contract to a single vendor is fundamentally flawed.
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Lockheed Drops JLTV Suit; DOT&E Knocks Reliability
WASHINGTON: Lockheed Martin just dropped its suit against the government for awarding the giant Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract to truck-maker Oshkosh. Why now? “After careful deliberation, Lockheed Martin has withdrawn its protest of the JLTV contract award decision in the Court of Federal Claims” was all the company would say. But it turns out […]
JLTV: Lockheed Set To Sue Gov’t Over Withheld Documents
WASHINGTON: The world’s largest arms maker, Lockheed Martin, is about to take the government to court over the contract to replace the Humvee. When the Army awarded the first 17,000 of a projected 55,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to Oshkosh in August, losing bidder Lockheed filed an administrative protest with the Government Accountability Office. But […]