Microsoft wins $1.76 billion defense contract: Pentagon

Microsoft Corp. has won the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract, the Defense Department said on Friday, beating out favorite Amazon.com Inc ......»»

Microsoft Corp has been awarded a five-year contract worth $1.76 billion for delivering enterprise services for the Defense Department, Coast Guard and intelligence services, the Pentagon said on Friday......»»

Microsoft won the $10 billion JEDI contract in 2019 to store and manage sensitive military and defense data. Amazon has objected .....»»

Amazon is suing the Defense Department to overturn the award, potentially worth $10 billion to Microsoft.....»»

A U.S. judge on Thursday granted Amazon.com Inc's request to temporarily halt the U.S. Department of Defense and Microsoft Corp from moving forward on an up-to-$10 billion cloud computing deal......»»

A U.S. judge on Thursday granted Amazon.com Inc's request for a preliminary injunction to pause the U.S. Department of Defense and Microsoft Corp from moving forward on an up-to-$10 billion cloud computing deal......»»

The Defense Department's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract, worth up to $10 billion over 10 years, was awarded to Microsoft late last year, prompting a bid protest from Amazon......»»

Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it filed a motion in court to pause the U.S. Department of Defense and Microsoft Corp from carrying out an up to $10 billion cloud computing deal until a court rules on its protest of the contract award......»»

The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure plan was the $10 billion military computing project that was eventually awarded to Microsoft......»»

Amazon.com Inc on Monday accused U.S. President Donald Trump of exerting "improper pressure" and bias that led the Department of Defense to award a lucrative $10 billion cloud contract to rival Microsoft Corp ......»»

Reuters; Associated Press Amazon recently lost out to Microsoft on a $10 billion cloud-computing contract for the Department of Defense. Amazon has challenged the decisio.....»»

Reuters Amazon.com Inc. filed a lawsuit on Friday in the US Court of Federal Claims contesting the Pentagon's award of an up to $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp. Amazon was considered a favorite for the contract, pa.....»»

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday rejected any suggestion of bias in a Pentagon decision to award Microsoft an up to $10 billion cloud computing contract, after Amazon announced plans to challenge it......»»

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday rejected any suggestion of bias in a Pentagon decision to award Microsoft Corp an up to $10 billion cloud computing contract, after Amazon.com Inc announced plans to challenge it......»»

Chip Somodevilla / Staff Last week, the Pentagon sent a shockwave through the cloud computing world with the surprise announcement that Microsoft had won the $10 billion Joint Defense Enterprise Infrastructure (JEDI) contract in a huge ups.....»»

Microsoft shares rise 3.4% to $145.50 premarket, after company wins the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract......»»

Microsoft Corp has won the U.S. Pentagon's $10 billion cloud-computing contract, the Defense Department said on Friday, beating out favorite Amazon.com Inc ......»»

With its stunning win of a lucrative $10 billion Pentagon technology contract Friday, Microsoft Corp. not only beat Amazon.com Inc. but uprooted its larger rival as the federal government’s go-to cloud-computing vendor......»»

Microsoft Corp. said in a statement on Saturday that the company appreciates being chosen by the U.S. Defense department (DoD) for the Pentagon's $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud (JEDI) contract......»»

Microsoft Corp. has won the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract, the Defense Department said on Friday, beating out favorite Amazon.com Inc ......»»