A ProPublica investigation reveals federal cybersecurity experts privately called Microsoft's government cloud GCC High a "pile of shit" but approved it anyway. The DOJ discovered Microsoft used China-based engineers to service sensitive systems, and the former deputy AG who pursued such fraud cases was hired by Microsoft.
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Federal cyber experts called Microsoft's cloud a "pile of shit," approved it anyway
Federal cybersecurity experts approved Microsoft's GCC High government cloud despite privately calling it inadequate, while the DOJ separately discovered Microsoft used China-based engineers to service sensitive systems.
Thursday, March 19, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Ars TechnicaBY sys://pipeline
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