GOP senator asks Pentagon for information on Microsoft’s Chinese engineers

Jul 19, 2025 - 01:00
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GOP senator asks Pentagon for information on Microsoft’s Chinese engineers
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) pressed the Defense Department on Thursday for information about Microsoft’s reported use of Chinese engineers to help maintain the agency’s computer systems.  In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Cotton pointed to recent reporting from ProPublica indicating Microsoft relies on Chinese engineers, who are overseen by U.S. citizens with security…