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Cyber

Pentagon Cancels JEDI Cloud Deal With Microsoft, Pursues New Multi-Vendor Effort

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 6th, 2021

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Pentagon Cancels JEDI Cloud Deal With Microsoft, Pursues New Multi-Vendor Effort

The Pentagon announced Tuesday it has canceled the potential $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract with Microsoft [MSFT], and will instead go after a new multi-vendor effort with initial contracts to be awarded as early as next April. “The department has determined that, due to evolving requirements, increased cloud conversancy, and industry advances, the JEDI cloud contract no longer meets its needs,” the department wrote in a statement. Microsoft originally beat out Amazon Web Services [AMZN] for…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]