Oracle awarded 10-year $7 billion Pentagon deal to supply Department of War with vital software and services
Pro Oracle awarded 10-year $7 billion Pentagon deal to supply Department of War with vital software and services News By Benedict Collins Published 24 July 2026 Oracle receives Pentagon's first ever direct-award contract When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The contract removes existing vertical purchasing channels between departments, and places procurement under a single entity that spans the US security and intelligence community.This isn’t the first contract the DoW has awarded in an attempt to consolidate procurement between multiple branches. In May of this year, the Department awarded Dell and Microsoft with contracts worth $9.7 billion to provide unified software licensing across Microsoft 365, cloud subscriptions and on-premises licensing to prevent licensing sprawl and cut costs across the US defense community.
- ▪Pro Oracle awarded 10-year $7 billion Pentagon deal to supply Department of War with vital software and services News By Benedict Collins Published 24 July 2026 Oracle receives Pentagon's first ever direct-award contract When you purchase t
- ▪The contract removes existing vertical purchasing channels between departments, and places procurement under a single entity that spans the US security and intelligence community.This isn’t the first contract the DoW has awarded in an attem
- ▪In May of this year, the Department awarded Dell and Microsoft with contracts worth $9.7 billion to provide unified software licensing across Microsoft 365, cloud subscriptions and on-premises licensing to prevent licensing sprawl and cut c
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Pro Oracle awarded 10-year $7 billion Pentagon deal to supply Department of War with vital software and services News By Benedict Collins Published 24 July 2026 Oracle receives Pentagon's first ever direct-award contract When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Pentagon issues Oracle with first ever direct-award contractNearly $7 billion in existing Oracle licensing is consolidated into a single contract vehicleThe contract is projected to deliver $441 million in savings by unifying technology…
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