Hegseth Announces Chinese Nationals No Longer Service Pentagon’s Cloud Systems

‘We expect vendors dealing with the Department of Defense to put U.S. national security ahead of profit maximalization,’ the defense secretary said.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives an update on Microsoft employing Chinese nationals to write code for Pentagon cloud systems on Aug. 27, 2025. @SecDef via X/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration has brought to an end Microsoft’s employment of Chinese nationals to write code for sensitive Pentagon cloud systems.

Hegseth said in a video address posted on X  that “the use of Chinese nationals to serve the Department of Defense’s cloud environment—it’s over.”