Department of Defense (DOD)

Hegseth Ends Microsoft’s ‘Digital Escort’ Program After Pentagon Systems Exposed to Chinese Coders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Pentagon has shut down Microsoft’s decade-old “digital escort” program, first implemented under a Democrat administration, which allowed Chinese engineers supervised by U.S. contractors to work on sensitive defense cloud systems. He said the Defense Department has launched audits and investigations to assess the program’s impact on national security.

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Report: North Korea Has Enough Fuel for 90 Nuclear Warheads

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report on Friday that found North Korea has produced enough fissile material — i.e. atomic bomb fuel — to build up to 90 nuclear warheads, a dramatic increase from the 20 to 60 warheads it was believed capable of building last year.

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