NTT Data selected as prime contractor for FBI's Mission Critical Services
Will be providing IT services for the crime-fighting agency
Will be providing IT services for the crime-fighting agency
Site passed on by FBI as new HQ
Lerner files data center application as backup if FBI choose different site for new HQ
Five year contract to manage 9,500 servers
Offers 3,700 sq ft of data center space
Plan that would not have worked foiled from the outset
But questions remain about the Christmas Day suicide bombing
Hopefully proving less controversial than previous FBI data center procurement efforts
$128,000 in bribes to help win millions in contracts
Claim the man was ready to kill, had maps planning attack
FBI Official in charge of construction and services contracts accepted illegal payments totaling $120,000 and various gifts during Idaho data center build
The FBI seems to think Russia is behind it
The FBI and DOJ are assisting with the investigation
The unredacted Mueller report gets a new home
Presumably, we won’t get a tour of this facility
So much for Microsoft’s precedent