2019-10-23
• Deputy Secretary David Norquist will now take over on JEDI selection.
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Defense Secretary Esper recuses himself from JEDI contract decisions to avoid conflict of interest with his son's employer IBM, an original contract bidder
• Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) are viewed as the leading candidates for JEDI, which could have a value of up to $10B. • In August, Esper began investigating the JEDI process after President Trump said other companies complained Amazon had an unfair advantage
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