Pentagon's JEDI mind tricks at odds with our 'values' says Google: Ad giant evaporates from $10bn cloud contract bid
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/10/09/google_jedi_drops_out/
Google has withdrawn from bidding on a multi-billion US military cloud contract, citing corporate values. And a lack of certification.
The Chocolate Factory confirmed in a statement on Monday that it has dropped out of the race against tech giants to bag the Pentagon's US$10bn Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract – and while it led with values as the reason for walking away, it also said it doubted it could achieve the necessary certifications.
Pentagon's JEDI mind tricks at odds with our 'values' says Google: Ad giant evaporates from $10bn cloud contract bid
Oct 9, 2018, 1:20am UTC
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/10/09/google_jedi_drops_out/
> Google has withdrawn from bidding on a multi-billion US military cloud contract, citing corporate values. And a lack of certification.
> The Chocolate Factory confirmed in a statement on Monday that it has dropped out of the race against tech giants to bag the Pentagon's US$10bn Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract – and while it led with values as the reason for walking away, it also said it doubted it could achieve the necessary certifications.