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The Pentagon's inspector general reported Wednesday that the White House did not influence the Defense Department's decision to award a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft over Amazon, CNBC reports.

Why it matters: Amazon sued the department last year, claiming that President Trump influenced the decision by repeatedly and publicly criticizing the company and its CEO, Jeff Bezos.

Pentagon watchdog says White House didn't influence $10B Microsoft contract

Amazon sued last year, claiming President Trump's comments about the company influenced the decision.

President Trump with Microsoft CEO Stya Nadella and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

President Trump with Microsoft CEO Stya Nadella and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in 2017. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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The Pentagon&#x27;s inspector general reported Wednesday that the White House did not influence the Defense Department&#x27;s decision to award a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$10 billion cloud-computing contract" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/microsoft-pentagon-computing-contracts-3f435663-fdb0-4185-830d-5f9cbc5aaf5c.html" data-vars-content-id="6fe904d1-b1c7-47b0-861a-0306cbe244d0" data-vars-headline="Pentagon watchdog says White House didn&#x27;t influence $10B Microsoft contract" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/microsoft-pentagon-computing-contracts-3f435663-fdb0-4185-830d-5f9cbc5aaf5c.html" target="_self">$10 billion cloud-computing contract</a> to Microsoft over Amazon, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="CNBC reports" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/15/pentagon-watchdog-says-white-house-didnt-influence-jedi-contract-decision.html" data-vars-content-id="6fe904d1-b1c7-47b0-861a-0306cbe244d0" data-vars-headline="Pentagon watchdog says White House didn&#x27;t influence $10B Microsoft contract" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/15/pentagon-watchdog-says-white-house-didnt-influence-jedi-contract-decision.html" target="_blank">CNBC reports</a>.Why it matters: Amazon <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="sued the department" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/amazon-trump-challenge-cloud-computing-contract-microsoft-1f0de97d-d03b-426d-a99b-a8c61635526a.html" data-vars-content-id="6fe904d1-b1c7-47b0-861a-0306cbe244d0" data-vars-headline="Pentagon watchdog says White House didn&#x27;t influence $10B Microsoft contract" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/amazon-trump-challenge-cloud-computing-contract-microsoft-1f0de97d-d03b-426d-a99b-a8c61635526a.html" target="_self">sued the department</a> last year, claiming that President Trump influenced the decision by repeatedly and publicly criticizing the company and its CEO, Jeff Bezos.

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