1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. Name the companies that were bidding for the Pentagon’s JEDI contract.

3. What complaint did Oracle and IBM make about the bidding process?

4. What is the purpose of JEDI? What will it do?

5. a) What did the Pentagon’s cloud strategy document released last year call for in a cloud service?
b) How has the Department of Defense addressed complaints that it was awarding such a large deal to one company?

6. Read the “Background” below. It is a commentary addressing the issue of one company managing the cloud vs. many companies. What do you think? Will one company managing a cloud service for the Pentagon be more efficient and effective? Will there be proper oversight to ensure the data is secure? Are there unintended consequences that might outweigh the benefits? Explain your answer.