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    Pentagon Pauses $10 Billion Contract That Embroiled Amazon In Controversy

    New Defense Secretary Mark Esper will review the cloud computing contract, for which Amazon and Microsoft are finalists. President Trump has cited critics' accusations of favoritism toward Amazon.
    by Alina Selyukh Aug 01, 2019 2 minutes
    Defense Secretary Mark Esper is re-examining a cloud computing contract worth up to $10 billion, the Pentagon said Thursday.

    The Pentagon is hitting pause on a massive, first-of-its-kind cloud computing contract after President Trump cited critics' accusations of favoritism toward Amazon.

    Mark Esper, the new defense secretary, is re-examining the project just weeks before the winner was expected to be announced. Amazon and Microsoft are the finalists

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