Pentagon CIO Defends JEDI To Key Senator
The Defense Department has spent over $5.3 million so far administering the stalled JEDI procurement – but that’s not counting the time of DoD lawyers engaged in over a year of legal battles.
JEDI: Inspector General Clears DoD – But Not White House
While the Defense Department IG said the award to Microsoft was fair, it was not allowed to ask vital questions about pressure from the Trump White House. That could trigger a congressional investigation, one expert told us.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
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.
New Evidence Of Conflict of Interest In JEDI Contract
WASHINGTON The massive and troubled $10 billion cloud contract the Pentagon has been pursuing has run into another snag. DoD revealed Tuesday it has obtained “new information” pointing to potential of conflicts of interest in the competition, already widely criticized for favoring Amazon Web Services. Pentagon spokesperson Elissa Smith confirmed to Breaking Defense that “new […]