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Microsoft: China-Based Engineers Will No Longer Handle Defense Department Work

Chinese workers are accompanied by US citizens functioning as 'digital escorts,' but the practice functions 'with little review,' according to a ProPublica investigation.

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Microsoft ends use of China-based computer engineers for certain Defense Dept projects amid espionage fears

After a ProPublica investigation raised security concerns, Microsoft will cease using China-based engineers for work on sensitive Pentagon cloud computing systems.

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US Senator Seeks Details From Defense Department on Microsoft's Chinese Engineers

A U.S. senator is asking the Pentagon for more information on Microsoft's reported use of Chinese engineers in maintaining military cloud computing systems, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters.

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Australia confident issues raised in US review of submarine project will be resolved

Australia's ambassador to Washington said on Friday his country is working with the Pentagon on the U.S. Defense Department's ...

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Department of Defense directly invests in U.S.-based rare earth mining company

The $400 million investment will create a domestic supply chain for materials used in fighter jets and missiles.

Philippine defense chief renounced Maltese citizenship before his appointment, department says

The Philippine Defense Department says Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. renounced his Maltese citizenship and disclosed it to ...

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The United States Is Running Dangerously Low on Patriot Missiles

The US Department of Defense (DoD) currently has only 25 percent of the interceptors needed for all its military plans, with ...

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State Department says US 'unequivocally condemns' Israeli airstrike in Syria, calls for 'dialogue'

The State Department condemned recent Israeli strikes in Syria, and Secretary Marco Rubio announced a U.S.-brokered agreement ...

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The Largest Defense Contractors In The United States

The United States spends far more on its military than any other nation, ... and missile detection systems. L3 Harris has won several major contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD).

The United States refused to appoint Umerov ambassador because of American citizenship — Mosiychuk*

The United States refused Kiev to appoint the now ex-Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov as ambassador to Washington ...

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United States Must Focus on Its Nuclear Deterrence

Adversaries of the United States, especially Russia and China, are determined to undermine the post-Cold War international order. For the United States to be unprepared for not one but two ...