A lot has been written about the Pentagon’s plan to move its computing operations onto the cloud. The contract to do the work it is said to be worth $1 billion in just the first year to the firm that wins the bid, and billions more after that. The contract is sole source - meaning one company would be responsible for designing and maintaining the contracted services for at least a decade and probably in virtual perpetuity - so it’s no surprise rumors about the bid being rigged are flying around.
The Pentagon needs to reverse course