It blows my mind that I’m even saying these things … [and] that we ever allowed it to happen.’

Pentagon halts computer program that has allowed Chinese coders for 10 years
  • It blows my mind that I’m even saying these things … [and] that we ever allowed it to happen.’
    It blows my mind that I’m even saying these things … [and] that we ever allowed it to happen.’

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon has halted a decade-old Microsoft program that has allowed Chinese coders, remotely supervised by U.S. contractors, to work on sensitive DOD cloud systems.

    In a digital video address to the public posted Wednesday, the secretary said DOD was made aware of the “digital escorts” program last month and that the program has …