Pentagon to award $9B JWCC cloud contract mid-December
Sharon Woods, director of DISA’s Hosting and Compute Center, told reporters officials “have a very high level of confidence in the mid-December award” for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability.
Hacks raised questions about Pentagon’s role in securing cyber and networks: 2021 In Review
The military focused its efforts on networked warfare and the US government responded to cyberattacks.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
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.
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.
DEOS: ‘No One Looks Like Real Winners’ In Re-Award To GDIT
Like JEDI, DEOS is a multi-billion dollar cloud program held up for months by protests from losing bidders. This morning, the Pentagon reaffirmed General Dynamics as the winner, but cut the contract’s estimated value nearly in half.
JEDI Delay Doesn’t Derail DoD Cloud: Pentagon CIO
The Pentagon is finding alternative clouds while waiting for JEDI, Dana Deasy said, so it can upgrade them to JEDI as soon as the courts allow.
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AF Should Consider New Combined ISR/Cyber/EW Command: Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
"There are a lot of autonomous systems in DoD today. There are very few, and I would say really no significant, AI enabled autonomous systems," says Shanahan, who is trying to change that.
Joint AI Center Turns To Air Force cloudONE As JEDI Stalls
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center needs three things: new acquisition authorities, more staff, and the cloud. With JEDI delayed ‘potentially many more months,’ director Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan said, he’s turning to an Air Force alternative.
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.
EXCLUSIVE: DoD CIO Makes Case For Sticking With JEDI
No current cloud, commercial or military, lets frontline troops access both classified and unclassified data from all over the world, Dana Deasy told Breaking Defense. That makes JEDI unique – and too complex to split up among multiple contractors.
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.”
JEDI: Democrats Link IG’s Ouster To Investigation Of Trump
President Trump fired the Pentagon Inspector General last week. Was the real reason the IG’s attempt to investigate White House interference in the JEDI contract?