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Oracle keeps hammering on JEDI

The company reiterated its claims that the procurement violates procurement law and that individuals involved had a conflict of interest.

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What the latest JEDI filings reveal

Recent court filings provide a window into the development of the requirements and what the Defense Department hopes to get out of its planned massive cloud program.

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Shanahan out as Pentagon chief; Army Secretary Esper steps in

President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan was resigning and withdrawing his name from consideration to hold the top Pentagon job on an acting basis. Trump announced that Army Secretary Mark Esper is taking over as acting defense secretary.

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Defense bill calls for DOD to fast-track certain software buys

A provision in the defense bill moving through the House of Representatives calls for the Pentagon to authorize a new fast track for software acquisition, with an eye to upgrading vulnerable weapons systems.

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NDAA pushes DOD-VA cooperation on health record modernization

The $20 billion health record modernization efforts at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are going to be joined a little more closely under an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act.

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House renews call for multicloud JEDI

Appropriators continue to object to the Pentagon's $10 billion single-award cloud procurement, concerned that the contract will lock the Defense Department into the same platform for 10 years, even as technology advances.

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The JEDI saga continues with new Oracle protest

Now that it's officially out of the running for the Pentagon's $10 billion warfighter cloud award, Oracle has updated its ongoing lawsuit against the procurement and its requirements.

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Who's accountable for the $20B defense health IT overhaul?

Despite pressure from Congress, DOD and VA don't appear to be racing to name a single point of accountability to lead the electronic health records transformation at the two agencies.

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DOD acknowledges possible conflict of interest on JEDI procurement

The issue involves an individual who worked for both AWS and that Defense Digital Service.

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JEDI protest paused over conflict-of-interest questions

The allegations stem from the participation of two individuals in the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure procurement with strong ties to Amazon Web Services.

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Judge in JEDI case limits documents, witnesses

Oracle's push to crack open Amazon's bid to run the DOD's $10 billion cloud program and hear from former Amazon employees was rejected by a judge.

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Second JEDI protest dismissed

Amazon Web Services moved to intervene in Oracle's lawsuit over the Defense Department's JEDI cloud buy, as the Government Accountability Office dismissed IBM's pre-award protest over the same procurement.

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JEDI acquisition challenged in Court of Federal Claims

After losing out in a Government Accountability Office bid protest, Oracle is taking its case against the Pentagon's proposed $10 billion, 10-year cloud infrastructure deal to federal court.

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IBM amends its JEDI protest

The move came days after the Government Accountability Office dismissed a similar protest from Oracle against the Pentagon's $10 billion, 10-year cloud buy.

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Key JEDI protest denied

A bid to freeze the Pentagon's $10 billion, 10-year cloud deal stalled as the Government Accountability Office denied a protest that claimed the procurement was stacked in favor of a particular vendor and flawed on other competitive grounds.

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DOD lags in implementing the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act

Congress passed landmark cybersecurity legislation in late 2015, but Pentagon agencies have a spotty record of implementation, according to a watchdog report.

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Microsoft bids on JEDI, declares commitment to DOD tech

Company president Brad Smith stood up for Microsoft's four-decade commitment to the Department of Defense, but also said that the company would proactively engage in conversations about ethical AI.

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Legislators want DOD IG to investigate JEDI

Two senior Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee want the Pentagon's internal watchdog to examine the agency's ongoing $10 billion cloud procurement.

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Microsoft employees want company to pass on JEDI

Citing ethical concerns, a group identifying itself as "Employees of Microsoft" want the tech giant to forego bids on the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud procurement.

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DOD, VA still promising health record interoperability

Joint statement is the latest in a long line of collaborative intentions concerning election health care records.