The cloud giant claimed that the bidding for the $10 billion Joint Enterprise and Defence Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud migration contract was flawed and that the then president, Donald Trump, had used his position to influence the final decision. The record of improper influence by former President Trump is disturbing, and we are pleased the Court will review the remarkable impact it had on the JEDI contract award, an AWS spokesperson said. We continue to look forward to the Court s review of the many material flaws in the DoD s evaluation.
The claims against Trump have been widely reported but, until now, haven t been considered in a legal setting. According to a book written by Guy Snodgrass,
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Judge Declines to Toss Amazon Suit Claiming Trump Blocked JEDI Bid
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(Bloomberg) A Federal Claims Court judge on Wednesday declined to toss out Amazon.com Inc.âs claims that political interference cost the company a lucrative Pentagon cloud contract, throwing the entire project into doubt.
Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith in Washington rejected requests by the government and Microsoft Corp., which was awarded the cloud deal in October 2019, to dismiss Amazonâs bias allegations because the company failed to raise them early enough. Her full opinion in the matter was filed under seal.
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