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Faced with increased criticism, Pentagon slashes cloud computing contract awarded to an Amazon partner
Faced with criticism over how it awarded a contract to move computer systems to the Internet cloud, the Pentagon on Monday slashed a deal awarded to an Amazon partner, cutting the amount from nearly $1 billion to no more than $65 million, while dramatically limiting the scope of work.
DoD backs off cloud contract with Amazon partner worth nearly $1 billion
The Department of Defense announced Monday that it is substantially modifying the terms of a nearly $1 billion agreement it made with an Amazon partner company to transition agency data to the cloud.
The original agreement, signed in February, tasked Rean Cloud, LLC with enabling multiple agencies within the Defense Department to procure cloud solutions in a new streamlined process, but was immediately criticized by some in industry who feared the Pentagon was playing favorites.
In a protest to the Government Accountability Office, Oracle claimed that Rean “serves as a front for Amazon Web Services” and that the entire procurement process was “shrouded in secrecy.” Rean is an Amazon Web Services partner and reseller.
DoD backs off cloud contract with Amazon partner worth nearly $1 billion
Defense Department spokesman Col. Robert Manning announced March 5 that the contract’s new ceiling will be $65,000,000, a significant reduction from the original five-year $950,000,000 and that the scope of the work will be limited.
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