The Pentagon is tightening oversight and demanding accountability from Microsoft while closing a loophole Secretary Hegseth calls an unacceptable risk to. National security [is threatened by] the use of Chinese nationals to service Department of Defense cloud environments. It's over, hegseth added. The Pentagon issued a formal letter of concern to Microsoft and ordered a third party audit of the digital escort program, which is what allowed engineers … (00:09–00:16)
CLAIM
Asserts that Chinese nationals servicing DoD cloud environments pose a national security threat.
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