Dell just won a $9.7 billion Pentagon contract. Its CEO also pledged $6.25 billion to Trump Accounts

Dell just won a $9.7 billion Pentagon contract. Its CEO also pledged $6.25 billion to Trump Accounts

The five-year deal will streamline Microsoft 365 and cloud licensing across the Defense Department, intelligence community, and Coast Guard

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Dell $DELL Federal Systems, a unit of Dell Technologies, won a five-year, $9.7 billion contract from the Pentagon on Wednesday to consolidate Microsoft $MSFT software licenses across the U.S. military.

Formally designated the Microsoft Department of War Enterprise Software Agreement II Core Enterprise Technology Agreement, the deal encompasses Microsoft 365, advanced cloud subscriptions, and on-premises licensing capability. It extends access to all Defense Department organizations, the intelligence........

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