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.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.ROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI will present integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
The Pentagon’s request to reconsider narrow technical aspects of the award to Microsoft, Amazon argues, ignores a wide range of fundamental flaws.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
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.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles.” Guess which half of Sun Tzu’s ancient maxim is the Pentagon’s problem?
By Theresa Hitchens Why did Amazon bypass the GAO protest process and go straight to federal court? That strategy faces two major risks.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Approximately 50 experts in cloud computing were responsible for selecting Microsoft for the JEDI contract, and were anonymous to prevent political influence from the White House.
By Barry Rosenberg
A major overhaul is coming in software for missile warning
Space Systems Command’s FORGE program is the first, major missile-warning software modernization effort in 20 years.
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.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Future soldiers will need to download huge amounts of intelligence data — then disconnect and go dark, like a submarine diving underwater to hunt its prey.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. Trump’s war with Bezos and Amazon has overshadowed the reason the military wants cloud computing: to share vital data in a fast-paced global conflict.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Overheated headlines to the contrary, the Defense Secretary is keeping all his options open on the controversial cloud computing contract.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The release of the full 60-page ruling provides new insights on how Judge Bruggink decided the case.
By Barry Rosenberg
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.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. At stake is not just a $10 billion IT contract, but an information age weapon.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
What went wrong and what happens next? CSIS experts Mark Cancian & Andrew Hunter dive deep into JEDI.
By Mark Cancian and Andrew Hunter