Factbox-Six things to know about the Pentagon's defunct JEDI contract


FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon logo is seen behind the podium in the briefing room at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo

(Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department canceled its $10 billion JEDI cloud-computing project this week, reversing the Trump-era award to Microsoft Corp and announcing a new contract expected to include its rival Amazon.com Inc and possibly other cloud players.

Here are six things to know about the now-defunct cloud computing contract.

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