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![In managing the contract, Microsoft will be responsible for storing massive amounts of sensitive military data and giving the U.S. military access to technologies like artificial intelligence.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/gettyimages-452292684-1ad11713a755ff18b92aa65e1c4f035790f81c0b-e1572121298864-900x422.jpg)
Pentagon Awards $10 Billion Contract To Microsoft Over Front-Runner Amazon
By: Meg Anderson | NPR
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“We’re surprised about this conclusion. AWS is the clear leader in cloud computing,” an Amazon Web Services spokesperson told NPR. The contract is for 10 years.
![Workers break ground on new border wall construction about 20 miles west of Santa Teresa, N.M., last month. The Trump administration has started the arduous process of canceling $3.6 billion in military construction projects to fund its plans to build more of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_19235764094566-4738a30205dd79c569d99f62e331c85ba5dc3a40-e1567605820341-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Diverts $3.6 Billion From Military Projects To Border Wall
By: Claudia Grisales | NPR
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper began notifying lawmakers which projects will be canceled in their districts. “It is a slap in the face to the members of the Armed Forces,” Sen. Chuck Schumer said.