Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has defended Google firms working with the US Department of Defense , amid widespread protests by employees over such contracts . Speaking at the Pentagon website , Bezos implied that such co - operation was necessary in order to keep the US safe . Last week , Microsoft confirmed that it would not bid for the Pentagon Joint Enterprise Development Initiative ( JEDI ) cloud computing contract . There are ways they can be misused.” Microsoft staff are also calling on their employer not to bid for the JEDI deal . Earlier this year , Google announced that it would not renew its Project Maven contract with the Pentagon when it expires in 2019 .
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has defended Google firms working with the US Department of Defense , amid widespread protests by employees over such contracts . Speaking at the Pentagon website , Bezos implied that such co - operation was necessary in order to keep the US safe . Last week , Microsoft confirmed that it would not bid for the Pentagon Joint Enterprise Development Initiative ( JEDI ) cloud computing contract . Microsoft staff are also calling on their employer not to bid for the JEDI deal . Earlier this year , Google announced that it would not renew its Project Maven contract with the Pentagon when it expires in 2019 .