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Amazon | January 14, 2020

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) will ask a judge to temporarily block Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) from working on a $10 billion cloud contract from the Pentagon, a court filing showed on Monday. Amazon, which was seen as a favorite for the contract, plans to file a motion for a temporary restraining order on Jan. 24 and a federal court will issue its decision on Feb. 11, according to the filing. The e-commerce giant has blamed U.S. President Donald Trump of exerting “improper pressure” and bias ...

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Knowesis Inc. | November 17, 2021

Knowesis Inc. was awarded two direct awards from the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to add products and services to a current contract. These additions will provide integrated and optimized software for the existing OIG environment, as well as expertise to ensure the software is properly supported. The goal of the OIG's Data Analytics Program is to increase the ability to identify and focus investigative resources on high-risk areas such as healt...

The Defense Department | March 05, 2020

The Defense Department has made significant progress improving management of the IT used for its business processes but work on key areas remains, according to the latest roundup report from the Government Accountability Office. The department is the largest single organization in government and, per GAO, “one of the most complex organizations in the world.” As such, DOD’s business processes—all of which include an IT component—are similarly vast and complex. &ldquo...

Reuters | January 16, 2020

The Trump administration is touting the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal’s dispute settlement and enforcement mechanism as the major difference between the 86-page agreement unveiled on Tuesday and past pledges by Beijing to change its trade practices. But the final result of any dispute that prompts new U.S. tariffs to be slapped back on Chinese goods could tear the whole trade deal apart, according to the text of the agreement released on Thursday. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthize...