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I think this is meant to try and make it more of a political issue. Of course the problem is I don't think most regular people care at all if Microsoft or Amazo
by blaisio 6y ago
I think this is meant to try and make it more of a political issue. Of course the problem is I don't think most regular people care at all if Microsoft or Amazon get the contract. Actually many regular people would probably prefer nobody get the contract.
In other words, this comes across as a hail mary.
To be fair, Trump probably did cause the contract to go to Microsoft.
- DetroitThrow 6y agoIf Trump really is the one who threw a wrench in the process, in theory they just need to hold up the contract until 2021 if much of the DoD begins getting cleaned out by a political competitor.
- asdasfasdfasdf 6y agoOh it's absolutely a political issue (they cite other examples), and it's also very likely that Trump was a deciding factor considering his outspoken ire for Amazon. It's also likely that Amazon has contacts in the DoD that have told them as much. I mean it's been as petty as the president calling for federal agencies to ban The Washington Post (Bezos-owned). From the response: >On JEDI, President Trump reportedly ordered former Secretary Mattis to “screw’” Amazon, blatantly interfered in an active procurement, directed his subordinate to conduct an unorthodox “review” prior to a contract award announcement and then stonewalled an investigation into his own political interference.
- bscphil 6y ago> I think this is meant to try and make it more of a political issue. > To be fair, Trump probably did cause the contract to go to Microsoft. Ironically, you're right, most people don't care about the issue at all (I certainly don't). But it sounds to me by your own account it's already a deeply political issue.