US probe unable to rule out White House influence on JEDI contract awarded to Microsoft, not Amazon

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After several officials said their conversations were privileged "presidential communications."

US probe unable to rule out White House influence on JEDI contract awarded to Microsoft, not Amazon
The Pentagon's inspector general on Wednesday said it could not determine whether the White House influenced the award of a US$10 billion contract to Microsoft Corp over Amazon after several officials said their conversations were privileged "presidential communications." Known as the Joint ...

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