Pentagon ordered to halt work on $10bn 'war cloud' project after Amazon protest
by Associated Press from Technology | The Guardian on (#4ZB5W)
Amazon requested the injunction after alleging that bias from Donald Trump caused the contract to be awarded to Microsoft
A federal court has ordered a temporary halt in Microsoft's work on a $10bn military cloud contract that Amazon was initially expected to win. Amazon sued in December to revisit that decision, alleging that Donald Trump's bias against the company hurt its chances to win the project.
Amazon requested the court injunction last month. The documents requesting the block and the judge's decision to issue the temporary injunction are sealed by the court.
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