Lawmakers Press Trump, Pentagon Over $10 Billion JEDI Cloud Deal
- Womack wants Trump’s ‘personal attention’ on cloud contract
- Senator Johnson seeks delay in decision expected next month
Photographer: Rich Clement/Bloomberg
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Two key Republican lawmakers are trying to pressure the Trump administration to intervene in the Pentagon’s plan to award $10 billion in cloud-computing services, citing concerns about the handling of the bid, which rivals say favors Amazon.com Inc.
Representative Steve Womack of Arkansas, who serves on a panel that funds the department, wrote to President Donald Trump seeking his “personal attention” for the award, saying that the president should approach the contract the same way he pushed for a lower price for new Air Force One planes being built by Boeing Co.