Pentagon to probe Microsoft's use of Chinese engineers on sensitive defense systems, Hegseth says

Senator demands answers on Chinese engineers in Pentagon deal | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

SAN FRANCISCO >> A U.S. lawmaker today pressed the Defense Department for further details on what information the U.S. military shared with Chinese engineers as part of a cloud computing services contract with Microsoft.

US Lawmaker Presses Defense For Details On Microsoft's Chinese Engineers

A US lawmaker on Thursday pressed the US Defense Department for further details on what information the US military shared with Chinese engineers as part of a cloud computing services contract with Microsoft.

US lawmaker presses for details of Pentagon use of Chinese engineers under Microsoft deal

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Obama-Era Deal Gave Microsoft Control Over Pentagon Cloud with China-Based Staff - The Thinking Conservative

Defense Sec Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is “looking into” cloud-based program that uses foreign workers from China, employed by Microsoft. The post Obama-Era Deal Gave Microsoft Control Over Pentagon Cloud with China-Based Staff appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

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