Microsoft Outage Hits Governments After Pentagon's $9.7B Deal

Microsoft is experiencing a global outage affecting governments, healthcare providers, and organizations worldwide, raising questions about the Pentagon's reliance on its services. The outage comes months after the U.S. Department of Defense signed a $9.7 billion deal with Dell Federal Systems for Microsoft services, costing roughly $422 million annually over five years. Microsoft's Outlook, Teams, and Copilot remain down, impacting operations globally. Microsoft reported investigating the issue Thursday, with no indication of a cyber attack. The Pentagon's operations may be affected, and other nations like Australia have seen government services disrupted.