JEDI is the force leading AWS’ charge into the U.S. Department of Defense

The DOD’s JEDI cloud contract illustrates how IT prowess enables a strong national security posture. Central governments, even more than the largest commercial enterprises, struggle to keep pace with the current rate of technological change. Many times, major decisions do not occur proactively, but rather are made in response to gaps in capabilities that become matters of national security. The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract indicates the DOD finds itself in that very position, spurred by a need to address technology gaps resulting from a decades-long lapse in investment that started with the end of the Cold War. — Cassandra Mooshian, Senior Analyst; and Joey Cresta, Analyst

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