Pentagon Awards Oracle Nearly $7B Enterprise Software Agreement

The Department of Defense (DOD) on Thursday announced a nearly $7 billion agreement with Oracle to consolidate all the company’s software and services used across the DOD under a single contract. The Enterprise Software Agreement (ESA) establishes a central framework to optimize how the department, Coast Guard, and Intelligence Community purchase software licenses from Oracle. The contract was negotiated by the Department of the Navy and includes a five-year base period as well as a five-year op