The US Department of Defense recently (25 October) selected the winner of long overdue JEDI (Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure) contract (to) Microsoft (who) will get $10 billion over a 10–year period to provide a single cloud computing network for all online Department of Defense operations...
the conspiracy theory about this is that Trumpieboy was mad at Bezos for his WaPo propaganda against him so Amazon lost the contract.
And you thought Alex Jones and his conspiracy theories were crazy...
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the choice of a new cloud has to do with the ongoing cyberwar, that was ignored for years despite warnings by experts.
You think the Russian hacking was bad? What about China stealing everything in sight, including trade secrets and my federal OPM file?
I was just a lowly physician working for the feds, so probably not of interest to China, but the breach included military and civilians in security areas.
Austin Bay summarizes here what that last one was important: they now have the personnel files on the US military and US Spies.
In 2015, stupidity and reckless senior leader neglect at the Office of Personnel Management, or OPM, led to a data breach that will harm American national security for another 10 years. Hackers stole personnel data on some 4 million federal workers.
StrategyPage.com reported that the theft "included all military personnel" (former and retired). "Since the CIA recruits many ... field agents from former (often retired) SOCOM personnel, many key CIA people were now much less secret," the site said. "Identify theft" like this cripples American intelligence operations.
In August 2017, FBI agents arrested a mainland Chinese citizen involved in the OPM breach. China and other adversaries target the whole of America.and it's not just spying on military types:
Hackers steal economically valuable knowledge (intellectual property) from businesses, schools and civilian research institutions.================
Spacex new spaceship blew up. More HERE.
there is a minor war between NASA and SpaceX. if you are interested, google some articles, but this one at Space.com summarizes the David Vs Goliath feud: the nimble upstart kid vs the slow moving behemoth.
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StrategyPage podcast on broken ships. MP3
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in old films, you see the Brits giving their sailors a rum ration: but now the US Navy uses coffee. History lesson here.
A single cup of morning coffee is scientifically proven to improve mood, vigilance, and energy levels while also generally improving overall physical performance by 11 percent on average.[i] This caffeinated beverage is the backbone of the maritime profession; it is the item responsible for its strength and fortification throughout its many branches and departments.
and read the article there about the Sailor's love of coffee, and why you never, never wash your coffee mug.
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