Global 5G from space
Two tech companies are teaming up to deliver a direct-to-device hybrid 5G network that combines the reach of a global satellites with mobile wireless carrier networks.
MilCloud adds AWS option
The Defense Department’s MilCloud 2.0 contract now gives Defense Information Services Agency and other non-combat DOD agencies access to cloud services from Amazon Web Services.
CIA awards massive cloud contract
The CIA confirmed the award of its Commercial Cloud Enterprise (C2E) contract to roll out new cloud hosting capabilities for the 17 intelligence agencies.
Air Force, AT&T push ahead with 5G testing
The Air Force announced that it will test out AT&T’s 5G networking-as-a-service capabilities at three bases.
AWS-Microsoft JEDI fight will stretch into 2021
The $10 billion cloud project is already two years behind schedule and has yet to be implemented -- three years after the Defense Department first unveiled the project and almost a full year after Microsoft was first awarded the contract.
DOD wants another month for JEDI review
The Pentagon is looking for a 30-day extension so it can continue its partial re-examination of award of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract to Microsoft.
AWS launches new unit for space sector
Amazon Web Services is ready to provide cloud hosting and other communications and data processing services to customers and partners in the space sector.
JEDI saga continues
A federal judge is giving the Defense Department until Aug. 17 to accept proposal revisions addressing storage pricing, effectively extending a nearly three-year-long drama over the potential $10 billion enterprise cloud contract.
DOD's JEDI review too narrow, AWS says
Amazon Web Services wants the Defense Department to consider all the errors AWS identified in its protest when re-evaluating proposals for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract.
AWS calls for Trump deposition in JEDI protest
In its latest salvo against the award of the Defense Department’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract to Microsoft, Amazon Web Services has asked the court to depose President Donald Trump.
AWS wants to stop JEDI roll-out
Amazon Web Services has asked for a temporary pause in Defense Department's work with Microsoft on the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Enterprise cloud contract.
DOD tries to shut down Oracle's JEDI appeal
Government attorneys argued that Oracle's allegations are moot, now that Microsoft won the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure procurement.
AWS JEDI protest points at Trump
Amazon Web Services' protest of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract award to Microsoft will likely center around allegations of political influence.
Oracle outlines its JEDI appeal
The company continues to claim that giant cloud procurement has been tainted from inception by alleged conflicts of interest involving Defense Department employees.
JEDI award signals rise of hybrid cloud
Advances in cloud technology are making data and applications increasingly interoperable between clouds.
DHS awards emergency comms services contract
The contract will ensure key stakeholders have access to priority telecommunications services in the event of a major disaster, terrorist attack or act of war.
Oracle fights on against JEDI cloud contract
The company is appealing a July ruling by Court of Federal Claims that denied Oracle's protest over the potential Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract.
In-Q-Tel taps AI firm for harnessing unstructured data
Forge.AI uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to turn unstructured information into machine-readable data so it can be ingested by analytical systems in real time.
HHS offers 57 varieties of AI, automation
The Department of Health and Human Services Department selected 57 companies for its IAAI contract vehicle, which is designed to quickly obtain intelligent automation and artificial intelligence products and services.
Microsoft moves on classified cloud
Two new Azure Government Secret regions are in private preview and pending accreditation, Microsoft says.
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