Amazon is challenging Microsoft's $ 10 billion JEDI contract victory – Engadget, Engadget

                                       

A spokesperson from Amazon Web Services (AWS, the company’s cloud business) said “Numerous aspects of the JEDI evaluation process contained clear deficiencies, errors, and unmistakable bias, and it’s important that these matters be examined and rectified.” They added: “We also believe it’s critical for our country that the government and its elected leaders administer procurements objectively and in a manner that is free from political influence.”

Pentagon previously put the $ 10 billion cloud-computing competitionon holdafter the president suggested that it may be rigged in favor of Amazon.WSJsays Amazon denied the allegations. The Department of Defense also investigated an AWS employee who later worked on JEDI before returning to AWS and found that he “did not negatively impact the integrity of the JEDI procurement.” It’s no secret the president isn’t fond of the company, though, even if he didsign up for Twitch. Both Amazon and Jeff Bezos, who also owns theWashington Post,have served as frequenttargetsfor him throughout his presidency.