DoD ‘Office’ Functions Move To Cloud In Multi-Billion-Dollar Contract
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A new warfighting network, DEOS, will provide common enterprise applications at local base, post, camp, and station levels — including deployed and afloat organizations.
The Fraying Edge: Limits Of The Army’s Global Network
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The Army wants a single seamless data system from home base to the front line. That’s even harder than it sounds.
Oracle’s Hail Mary Appeal Against JEDI
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Oracle says a federal judge called the procurement “unlawful” — but that word doesn’t actually show up once in his 60-page ruling. And that isn’t Oracle’s only problem.
Navy Takes First Big Step To Cloud, Pushing Logistics To Amazon’s Service
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The Navy’s data is spread all over the place, but a $100 million effort by the Navy aims to change all that within two years.
Download, Disconnect, Fire! Why Grunts Need JEDI Cloud
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Future soldiers will need to download huge amounts of intelligence data — then disconnect and go dark, like a submarine diving underwater to hunt its prey.
Big Data For Big Wars: JEDI vs. China & Russia
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Trump’s war with Bezos and Amazon has overshadowed the reason the military wants cloud computing: to share vital data in a fast-paced global conflict.
Did Esper Delay JEDI? It’s Not That Simple
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Overheated headlines to the contrary, the Defense Secretary is keeping all his options open on the controversial cloud computing contract.
Oracle vs. Pentagon: Why Judge Approved A Single Vendor For JEDI Cloud
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The release of the full 60-page ruling provides new insights on how Judge Bruggink decided the case.
Change Or Scrap JEDI, Says IT Council
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An independent advisory group recommends the JEDI program be put on hold until the Defense Department’s cloud procurement plan is redone and syncs with the CIO’s cloud strategy.
Why Judge Denied Oracle Suit On JEDI
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Judge Bruggink ruled on two key grounds — technical requirements and conflict of interest — but was silent on a third: whether the Pentagon’s plan to award the JEDI contract to a single vendor is fundamentally flawed.