DOD, Microsoft May Not Continue JEDI Program While Amazon’s Protest Is Considered

Mealey's (February 14, 2020, 10:21 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge on Feb. 13 granted Amazon Web Services Inc.’s motion to preliminarily enjoin the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and Microsoft Corp. from proceeding with any activities related to the multibillion-dollar Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which was recently awarded to Microsoft, pending resolution of Amazon’s lawsuit alleging that its JEDI bid was rejected due to President Donald J. Trump’s dislike of the company and its Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey P. Bezos (Amazon Web Services Inc. v. United States, No. 1:19-cv-01796, Fed. Clms.)....