last week from starting on the Pentagon’s Jedi cloud-computing contract, a federal judge has now said the Pentagon can reconsider aspects of the multibillion contract, a move opposed by Amazon, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith said she would stay Amazon’s bid-protest case while the Pentagon weighs changes to the project that could address some of Amazon’s objections. The stay could last until mid-August or longer. When Microsoft was awarded the Jedi contract, Amazon filed a lawsuit, contending improper influence from President Donald Trump. This latest move, the company said, will allow a “do over” of the contract proposal, to help Microsoft keep its win despite Amazon’s protest.
The Jedi contract is worth up to USD 10 billion over ten years. Amazon had been widely regarded as the favourite.
