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Pentagon Hands Microsoft a $10 Billion Contract

HeadlineOct 28, 2019

The Pentagon has awarded Microsoft a $10 billion technology contract to work on the military’s cloud computing systems, beating out its competitors, including Amazon. President Trump reportedly told former Defense Secretary James Mattis to “screw Amazon” out of receiving the contract, according to a new book. President Trump has repeatedly attacked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post.

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