Oracle wins a 10-year software contract with the Pentagon worth up to $7B; the contract covers the use of Oracle software in on-premises data centers (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Oracle wins a 10-year software contract with the Pentagon worth up to $7B; the contract covers the use of Oracle software in on-premises data centers  —  The Pentagon on Thursday announced a contract with Oracle worth almost $7 billion over a decade, a big win for the software maker, which has been punished by investors this year.