"The use of Chinese nationals to service Department of Defense cloud environments it's over, Hegseth said in a video statement. We've issued a formal letter of concern to Microsoft documenting this breach of trust, and we're requiring a third-party audit of Microsoft's digital escort programme, including the code and the submissions by Chinese nationals. Did they put anything in the code that we didn't know about? We are going to find out, Hegseth added."
"Hegseth said he had also directed software providers to identify and end any Chinese involvement in DOD systems. Hegseth's order comes after an investigative report by ProPublica in July documented Microsoft's employment of contractors in China and other foreign countries to maintain the Defense Department's cloud systems in conjunction with US-based digital escorts. Following the report, Microsoft announced that it would no longer use China-based technicians to support the military."
The United States launched a review of Chinese nationals' involvement in managing Defense Department cloud services. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered an audit of Microsoft's use of Chinese citizens in managing sensitive cloud services to determine whether any security breaches occurred. A formal letter of concern was issued to Microsoft and a third-party audit of Microsoft's digital escort programme was requested, including review of code and submissions by Chinese nationals. Hegseth directed software providers to identify and end any Chinese involvement in DOD systems. Microsoft announced it would no longer use China-based technicians to support the military.
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