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The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract, known as JEDI, has been bogged down in litigation for years. The Pentagon is finding ways to move on without it.
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
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DOD sent a memo to Congress saying the JEDI cloud with Microsoft could be pulled into question as Amazon legal battle drags on.
If it s canceled, DOD could issue a new award to multiple clouds, including Amazon, one analyst said.