Microsoft's Pentagon Cloud <br />Contract Is Halted by Court <br />Due to Amazon Protests The Pentagon awarded Microsoft <br />the 10 year, $10 billion contract, <br />known as the Joint Enterprise <br />Defense Infrastructure (JEDI). Amazon was also in <br />contention for the contract. The U.S. military intends to use <br />JEDI as a centralized computing system. After the contract was awarded <br />to Microsoft, Amazon's cloud computing <br />division sued the Defense Department. It accuses the Defense Department <br />of making errors in <br />its considerations. It also accuses President Donald <br />Trump of “repeated public and <br />behind-the-scenes attacks" due to a <br />personal grudge against Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Defense Department spokeswoman <br />Rachel VanJohnson stated, <br />"we are disappointed in today’s ruling." Rachel VanJohnson, via 'The Washington Post'
