The Pentagon is planning to award a single indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for commercial cloud services in September, sticking with a sole-source acquisition strategy highly criticized by some in industry late last year. During a meeting with companies in Arlington, VA, March 7, Pentagon officials emphasized the importance of moving Defense Department systems to a cloud environment through its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) program. "This program is truly about increasing the lethality of our department and providing the...
