February 1, 2021 3:25 PM By Chris Cornillie
The Defense Department is considering pulling the plug on its $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud program pending an upcoming decision in federal court, according to a new memorandum to Congress.
The decision to cancel JEDI, the âfocal pointâ of the Pentagonâs enterprise cloud strategy, may have far-reaching implications. Below, Bloomberg Government summarizes the latest developments in the ongoing legal proceedings against JEDI, and offers an analysis of the cancellationâs potential impact on the DODâs cloud strategy.
Whatâs the Latest In the JEDI Legal Saga?
Defense officials told Congress they may cancel JEDI if Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith agrees to hear arguments from Amazon Web Services Inc. about alleged political interference in the acquisition. Subsequent litigation could drag on for months or years and bring the future of the program into question, accor
By Lauren C. Williams
Jan 13, 2021
The Defense Information Systems Agency will be absorbing the Defense Department’s Cloud Computing Program Office (CCPO) by the end of January, the agency s director said.
DISA will become “the implementation arm for the DOD CIO’s cloud strategy,” said Vice Adm. Nancy Norton, DISA director and commander of the Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network. Whether that s a general-purpose cloud or a fit-for-purpose cloud, all of those offerings are available through DISA, Norton said during a virtual keynote presentation with AFCEA NOVA on Jan. 7.
Control of the CCPO, which is responsible for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure program and other cloud efforts, has been under split with DISA having administrative control and the DOD CIO having operational control.
The Defense Department s cloud office is moving to the Defense Information Systems Agency later this month in a move that consolidates DOD s cloud strategy.
The Defense Information Systems Agency will be absorbing the Defense Department’s Cloud Computing Program Office by the end of January, the agency s director said.