Microsoftâs China Tech Support: Spycraft or Just Bad HR?
In a plot twist wilder than a reality TV reunion, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped a "letter of concern"ânot a âscolding tweetââto Microsoft over its decade-old 'digital escort' program where China-based engineers tinker with ultra-sensitive US Defense Department systems under the watch of clearly underqualified American supervisors. Despite billions in federal cloud contracts spanning Obama to Biden eras, Microsoft apparently hid key security gaffes in filings, showing that their security playbook might be 'hide and pray.' Hegseth's X video rant grilled Microsoft for mixing national security with profit ambitions while opening an investigation to see if any Chinese coders snuck in surprise Easter eggsâor spyware. Microsoft claims it stopped China support last month, but the DoD might let some foreign engineers stay on a leash if 'exotic dance country of origin' checks out. Meanwhile, a mysterious third-party audit looms; nobody knows whoâs checking whom, but popcornâs ready.
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When your backup plan for US Defense cybersecurity is 'Hey, China, mind pressing a few buttons?' â and your 'digital escorts' are babysitting geeks with PhDs while waving warning flags with expired ribbons. Tech security or bad sitcom script? You decide.
Microsoftâs idea of national security: âLetâs hire Beijingâs best hackers and hope Uncle Sam doesnât notice until ProPublica tweets about it.â
The Pentagon caught Microsoft outsourcing trust issues to China-based engineersâbecause nothing says 'top secret' like a global game of digital hot potato.
Source: Propublica | Published: 8/29/2025 | Author: by Renee Dudley
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