Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work

After a pro public sheet This Microsoft has used engineers in China to help protect the Defense Cloud Computing Systems Department, the company said that changes will not exceed this.

The existing system has been relied on “digital accompaniment” to control Chinese-based engineers. However, according to Pro Publicica, it accompanies – US citizens with security clearance – sometimes there was no technical expertise to watch engineers properly.

In response to the report, the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wrote in x“Foreign engineers – should not be allowed to protect or enter Chinese-DOD systems from any country, of course.”

Friday, Microsoft’s Chief Communications Officer Frank X. Shaw replied: “In response to the concerns raised about foreign engineers that this week previously controlled by this week, Microsoft, no Chinese-based engineering groups supported the DOD government clouds and technical assistance to the related services.”