That said, an award won't happen in August, the CIO clarified.

Mark Esper's "examination" comes after a host of Republican lawmakers asked him and other administration officials to delay the award of the contract.

While Judge Eric Bruggink found the Pentagon's justification to use a single-award contract to be "flawed," it ultimately didn't matter for Oracle's argument because it couldn't make a competitive bid for JEDI.

But, a group of Republicans who sit on the House Armed Services Committee is urging the president to not bring the contract to a halt.

A Court of Federal Claims judge issued an order in favor of the Department of Defense and intervenor Amazon Web Services, denying Oracle's lawsuit Friday morning.

"Our adversaries are employing these technologies; our warfighters need this capability now," said Bradford Shwedo, CIO of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.