Digital Rights · National Security · Constitutional Law · Civil Rights·June 7, 2025
Amazon hosts NSA surveillance data through $10 billion "WildandStormy" contract
Amazon wins $10 billion contract to host NSA's most sensitive surveillance data in commercial cloud
WildandStormy contract valued at up to $10 billion
First awarded to AWS in July 2021
Re-awarded to AWS in April 2022 after Microsoft protest and GAO review
GAO found NSA improperly assessed Microsoft technical proposals
NSA CIO Scott Fear confirmed 3-4 years into cloud migration as of September 2024
AWS held prior $600 million CIA contract since 2013
Contract moves NSA signals intelligence data to commercial cloud infrastructure
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