The Pentagon on Thursday in a court filing said it "wishes to reconsider" its decision to award the $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract to Microsoft.
"We believe the Department of Defense made the correct decision when they awarded the contract," Microsoft spokesman Frank Shaw said. "However, we support their decision to reconsider a small number of factors as it is likely the fastest way to resolve all issues and quickly provide the needed modern technology to people across our armed forces."
Specifically, the Pentagon is requesting the court remand the case to the Department of Defense for 120 days to "reconsider certain aspects of the challenged agency decision." The filing also indicates that the Department of Defense won't seek additional bids from any other companies, but that it will rather reassess Microsoft Azure versus Amazon Web Services in light of the specific technical points raised by Amazon.
A federal claims judge ordered work on the contract to stop while the case plays out. The judge also recently gave an indication that Amazon's challenge could be successful, writing in a
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