Top Amazon boss privately advised US government on web portal worth billions to tech firm
by Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington from Technology | The Guardian on (#45QCC)
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A top Amazon executive privately advised the Trump administration on the launch of a new internet portal that is expected to generate billions of dollars for the technology company and give it a dominant role in how the US government buys everything from paper clips to office chairs.
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