Return of JEDI? US Department of Defense (DoD) last week solicited bids from cloud giants Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Oracle
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US Army Delays $22 Billion Microsoft Augmented Reality Headsets
United States Army pushes back deployment date of Microsoft's augmented reality headsets, but insists it still really wants them
Microsoft, Amazon Win Project Maven Contracts – Report
Analysis shows Amazon and Microsoft win Pentagon drone contracts, after Google exited Project Maven in 2018 amid staff protests
Microsoft, AWS React To JEDI Cancellation
Reactions from both Amazon Web Services and Microsoft to the Pentagon's decision to pull the plug on the JEDI cloud contract
Pentagon Cancels JEDI Cloud Contract
Seething Microsoft? US DoD loses patience and pulls the plug on $10 billion JEDI cloud contract, after legal challenge by Amazon Web Services
US Removes Xiaomi From DoD Blacklist
Shares in Xiaomi rally after US DoD removes Trump's blacklisting of Chinese smartphone maker over alleged ties to the Chinese military
Amazon Urges Rethink On JEDI Contract Award
Amazon claims Microsoft cloud contract award was down to political interference, but Microsoft alleges that Amazon retrospectively adjusted its bid pricing
Huawei, China Telecom Backed By Chinese Military, US Claims
Twenty leading Chinese firms, including Huawei and China Telecommunications, are either owned by or backed by the Chinese military, US DoD alleges
Pentagon Inspector Unable To Say If White House Influenced JEDI Decision
Investigation into JEDI contract award to Amazon unable to determine if President Trump's White House influenced the decision
Amazon Files Motion To Halt Microsoft Work On Pentagon JEDI Contract
Amazon has (as expected) filed a motion with US court to halt Microsoft's work on Pentagon JECI contract until appeal ruling
Amazon’s Pentagon JEDI Complaint Blames President Trump
US President Donald Trump has been named in official AWS complaint over Pentagon JEDI cloud contract award to Microsoft Azure
Microsoft, AWS Shortlisted For Pentagon Cloud Contract
Two leading cloud providers shortlisted for Pentagon cloud computing contract after Google withdraws
Booz Allen Hamilton Leaves Pentagon Files On Open Amazon Server
Oops. American defence contractor leaves sensitive US government files on public server with no password protection
Pentagon: Military Action Acceptable Cyber Response
Pentagon sanctions military strikes as a suitable response to cyber-attacks targeting US battle zones
Suspected Anonymous Hackers Arrested
One arrest in the UK, four in the Netherlands and 16 in the US, as authorities clamp down on Anonymous