Mixed🏛️Government ContractsJuly 21, 2021

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Lost $10B JEDI contract to Microsoft (later canceled). Won NSA $10B secret cloud contract. AWS GovCloud serves CIA, FBI, ICE. Employee protests over Rekognition facial recognition sales to law enforcement. No withdrawal from controversial contracts.

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Amazon — Government Contracts: MIXED

Lost $10B JEDI contract to Microsoft (later canceled). Won NSA $10B secret cloud contract. AWS GovCloud serves CIA, FBI, ICE. Employee protests over Rekognition facial recogniti…

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