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FTC antitrust lawsuit should be dismissed, Amazon tells federal judge
The FTC — joined by 17 states — filed the historic complaint against the Seattle-based company, alleging it inflates prices and stifles competition.
Watchdog group: DoD’s JEDI cloud is mired in murk
A report examines how the complexity of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies lend themselves to obscurity in federal contracting.
By Kelsey D. Atherton
GAO shuts down Oracle’s JEDI protest, but it’s not over yet
One JEDI protest down ... many, many more likely to go.
By Brandon Knapp and Amber Corrin
Is Amazon’s HQ2 opportunity or obstacle for the federal workforce?
Amazon's new Washington-area headquarters will be a significant draw for IT professionals, which could both hurt and help the tech and cyber vacancies at federal agencies.
By Jessie Bur
Did JEDI go to the dark side? Lawmakers request an investigation in Pentagon cloud contract.
Two lawmakers want an investigation into whether the Pentagon tilted its high-stakes cloud computing acquisition to favor Amazon.
By Joe Gould
How the Navy can lean in to software superiority
A senior Navy engineer warned that the Navy's slow approach to technology is driving up costs.
By Andrew C. Jarocki
One NASA innovator thinks this technology can change everything
Devices that can talk to one another through an internet of things and intelligently process data have revolutionized operations for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab.
By Andrew C. Jarocki
Pentagon wants nuclear secrets out of the silos and into the cloud
New Pentagon-specific cloud infrastructure must be built to accommodate nuclear secrets, and hopefully the attendant risk.
By Kelsey D. Atherton
Pentagon procurement in the digital age
While moving Department of Defense data to a cloud-based system is urgently needed, a sole-source award in the presence of a vibrant marketplace for cloud-based IT services runs counter to private sector practice.
By William Schneider
Trump convenes task force to study US Postal Service
In the surprise move, President Donald Trump said that USPS is on “an unsustainable financial path” and “must be restructured to prevent a taxpayer-funded bailout.”
Feds want to buy off Amazon. But will that clash with acquisition regulations?
As the federal government moves closer to integrating commercial e-commerce platforms into acquisitions, questions remain about how those plans will address longstanding contracting requirements.
By Jessie Bur