Pentagon Cloud Computing Contract Off to Slow Start amid Security Worries
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Pentagon struggling to adopt cloud computing due to security concerns, restarted effort in Dec 2022 with $9B contract to Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Oracle
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Contract off to slow start, only 2% of $9B committed so far, but Pentagon says it's complex and will speed up
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Delays could impact US military's ability to advance AI and machine learning capabilities
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Microsoft leading so far with $22.8M awarded, followed by Oracle, Amazon, and Google
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Tech companies increasingly interested in working with Pentagon due to rising competition from China and war in Ukraine