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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Pentagon Awards Microsoft $9.7 Billion Software Deal
Caption: Pentagon Awards Microsoft $9.7 Billion Software Deal. The Pentagon has announced a massive new agreement with Microsoft worth nearly 10 billion dollars over five years. The deal aims to combine software licenses used across the U.S. military, intelligence agencies, and Coast Guard into one centralized system. Officials say the move is designed to cut costs and eliminate years of duplicate spending caused by separate contracts across different departments. Known as the Core Enterprise Technology Agreement, the contract will cover Microsoft 365 services including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, cloud subscriptions, and on-site software licensing. The Pentagon says this is not new spending, but a restructuring of existing software budgets that were already up for renewal. By consolidating purchases into one agreement, officials hope the full buying power of the Defense Department can be used to negotiate lower costs and simplify technology management across the armed forces. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Pentagon,Microsoft,9.7 billion dollars,U.S. military,intelligence agencies,Coast Guard,Core Enterprise Technology Agreement,Microsoft 365,Outlook,Excel,PowerPoint,cloud subscriptions,software licensing,Defense Department,technology management
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