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Specifically, 114 of those questions were from Microsoft’s own information: “DoD provided AWS with detailed information regarding the strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies of the Microsoft proposal, which is inconsistent with the DoD Source Selection Procedures Debriefing Guide.” Following the report, Microsoft’s Fran Shaw said the details show Microsoft’s acquirement of JEDI was legal.
Legal Battle
Microsoft’s winning of the JEDI contract has been just one step in a storied saga. Some cloud companies were removed for the running for simply lacking the cloud infrastructure necessary. Some of those companies, notably Oracle and IBM called for the contract to be split amongst vendors. Yesterday’s report continued doubled down on a single vendor approach falling in line with the DoD’s regulations: “We believe the evidence we received showed that the DoD personnel who evaluated the contract proposals and awarded Microsoft the JEDI Cloud contract were not pressured regarding their decision on the award of the contract by any DoD leaders more senior to them, who may have communicated with the White House.”
Microsoft Hits Out
Expect the JEDI wars to continue.
