MICROSOFT HAS won big, securing a five year deal with the Pentagon, the cornerstone of the US government, which will see it provide enterprise-level tech to the Department of Defence, Coastguard, and yes, the intelligence sector. Yes, Microsoft is officially the tech partner of spies. The $1.76bn (£1.57bn) deal was announced by the Pentagon as an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity arrangement – in other words, between now and the end of January 2024, Microsoft will offer what is needed, payable on a per task basis, across different cost centres.
— source theinquirer.net | 15 Jan 2019