CIA long relied exclusively on Amazon for its cloud computing. Now it is seeking multiple providers to for a massive new contract.
FILE - This April 13, 2016 file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. By Aaron Gregg Aaron Gregg Reporter covering the defense industry and government contractors.
An executive from IBM’s federal business unit, which competes with Amazon Web Services, lauded the CIA’s decision to turn to more than one cloud provider. An Oracle spokeswoman declined to comment and a Microsoft spokesman did not return a request for comment. The CIA did not respond to a request for comment that was submitted through the agency’s website.The agency held an industry day for prospective bidders on March 22, according to documents reviewed by The Post and reported about earlier by Bloomberg News.
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