Close icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden's pick for Homeland Security secretary, at an expansion of the ICE Cyber Crimes Center in 2015. The department's new $3.4 billion cloud contract is expected set off a new battle among cloud providers. Alex Wong/Getty Images The Department of Homeland Security is offering a massive cloud modernization contract worth $3.4 billion. The contract is in its early stages, but major cloud firms are already vying for the business, analysts say Unlike with JEDI, DHS is looking for a contractor instead of working with cloud firms directly and multiple providers will benefit.