Amazon seeks internal Pentagon documents in Jedi cloud case

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WASHINGTON: Amazon.com Inc has asked a court to force the government to hand over documents related to Defence Secretary Mark Esper’s decision to recuse himself from making decisions on a US$10 billion cloud-services contract.

Cummings communicated with the team evaluating Jedi bids and worked on preparations for Jedi-related meetings involving Esper, the lawsuit said. She recused herself from working on the procurement in September 2019, according to the lawsuit. Representatives for the Defence Department and Microsoft didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

In August 2019, the newly confirmed Esper ordered a review of the procurement after Trump endorsed criticism that the Pentagon had given Amazon an unfair advantage with the contract’s design. Three days after Esper’s recusal, the Pentagon announced it had chosen Microsoft, an upset victory for the company that many in the industry viewed as a distant second to Amazon.

 

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