Pentagon Watchdog Clears Microsoft’s Cloud Win Over Amazon
- Inquiry didn’t find evidence that Trump swayed the decision
- Inspector general added that White House limited cooperation
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The Defense Department’s watchdog found no evidence that the Pentagon’s controversial decision to award a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft Corp. was the result of interference from President Donald Trump, though it said its probe was limited by the White House.
The 317-page report issued Wednesday by the inspector general’s office also found that giving the JEDI contract to a single company -- Microsoft -- rather than dividing it among competitors was “consistent with applicable acquisition standards.”