Tech Companies Jockey as Pentagon Says Cloud Contract Coming
- The final request for proposals is more than a month late
- Tech companies hope new CIO will change cloud project policy
June 8 interview with SAP N-S-2 CEO Mark Testoni on the Pentagon’s cloud contract.
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More than a month after the Pentagon initially planned to release a final call for proposals on its multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract, Defense Department officials are still working on requirements eagerly anticipated by companies including Amazon.com Inc. and Oracle Corp.
Dana Deasy, the Pentagon’s new chief information officer, said Wednesday that publication of a final request for proposals isn’t far off, but added that the Defense Department shouldn’t worry about arbitrary deadlines to get it out either. He also said the Pentagon is conducting a full review of the project, without giving more details.