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Amazon hopes to get more Pentagon contracts

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has said that he hopes to work with the Pentagon more frequently in the future as the US government continues to modernize. A number of technology companies compete for defense contracts, with Amazon being one of the top contenders. Bezos is currently suing the Department of Defence for allegedly unfairly awarding a contract to Microsoft.

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Sun Dec 08 - Reuters

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