Silicon Valley continues to deepen his relationship with him Government of USA. He Pentagon has awarded a $9.7 billion contract to the technology giant Dell to supply the software of Microsoft al army and thus contribute to its digitalization.
The renamed War Department announced Wednesday that the agreement will make Dell the sole provider of the licenses necessary for the U.S. military to use computer software and services. cloud computing from Microsoft, thus eliminating redundancies in its concession.
Following a competitive bidding process, the agency led by Pete Hegseth chose Dell, a historic company specialized in information technology infrastructure. “They turned out to be the best,” explained acting Navy Chief Information Officer Barry Tanner.
Dell maintains a good relationship with the president Donald Trump. Its founder and CEO, Michael Dellannounced last December its commitment to donate $6.25 billion to fund investment savings accounts for the country’s disadvantaged children, an administration initiative it has dubbed “Trump accounts.”
Dell is also a major purchaser of PC licenses with Windowsmeaning the deal directly benefits Microsoft. “This second generation framework purchasing agreement will streamline and consolidate the software and critical Microsoft services across the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and the US Coast Guard. USA“remarked the Director of Information of the Department of Defense, Kirsten Davies.
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