Defense Boss Hegseth Ends Obama-Biden Program, Shutting Out Chinese in Critical Move

Imagine handing your house keys to someone you’ve never met, then learning they’ve been making copies for years while you slept. That’s essentially what our government did with some of our most sensitive military systems—except the stakes were infinitely higher, and the strangers had ties to our greatest adversary.

For those who remember when national security meant something, the very idea of foreign nationals accessing Defense Department systems should trigger alarm bells. Yet somewhere along the way, Washington’s elite convinced themselves that globalization meant abandoning basic security principles.

They told us efficiency mattered more than sovereignty, that cost savings justified any risk. But hey, what could go wrong with that logic, right?

The Pentagon’s cloud systems contain everything from troop movements to weapons specifications, the kind of information that hostile nations spend billions trying to steal. These aren’t just spreadsheets and email servers—they’re the digital backbone of American military superiority.

A Decade of Dangerous Negligence

Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth uncovered something that should shock every American who believes in putting our nation first. The Obama-Biden administration had authorized a program that gave Chinese coders—yes, Chinese nationals—access to these critical DOD cloud systems. I had to read this twice to believe it.

From The Daily Wire:

“For nearly a decade, Microsoft has used Chinese coders, remotely supervised by U.S. contractors, to support sensitive DOD cloud systems.

The program was designed to comply with contracting rules but it exposed the department to unacceptable risk.”

So, while China was building artificial islands in the South China Sea, stealing our intellectual property, and preparing to challenge American hegemony, we were literally inviting their citizens into our military’s digital infrastructure.

They called it the “Digital Escorts” program, as if a fancy name could mask the absurdity of the arrangement. …because nothing says “national security” like having Beijing’s best and brightest poking around our military servers, right?

Swift Action, Long Overdue

Hegseth’s response was immediate and unequivocal:

“The use of Chinese Nationals to service Department of Defense cloud environments? It’s over.”

He ordered a comprehensive third-party audit of every line of code these foreign nationals touched, investigating whether they embedded anything malicious in our systems. Microsoft received a formal letter documenting this “breach of trust”—diplomatic language for what many would call borderline treason.

What’s most telling is Hegseth’s genuine disbelief at having to address this issue. “It blows my mind that I’m even saying these things, it’s such common sense,” he said.

That’s the difference between leaders who prioritize American interests and those who sacrifice security on the altar of globalism. Here’s what gets me—nobody in the Obama or Biden administrations thought to ask the obvious question: Why are we letting China anywhere near our military systems?

This isn’t just about one misguided program from 2015 to 2025. It’s about a mindset that infected our government for years; the belief that America could remain secure while outsourcing our most sensitive operations to nations that openly declare us their enemy.

The previous administration let this continue for nearly ten years. Ten years of potential espionage, of vulnerability, of risk to every American servicemember whose life depends on secure military communications.

The Trump administration’s swift action sends a clear message: the era of putting corporate profits and international feelings above American security is over. When vendors choose to work with the Department of Defense, they must choose America first, period. No exceptions, no excuses, no “digital escorts” to make it seem acceptable.

Now, here’s one final question to consider: How many other ticking time bombs did the previous administrations leave behind? How many other “common sense” security failures are waiting to be discovered? Vigilance isn’t paranoia when the threats are real, and leadership isn’t partisan when it protects our nation.

Key Takeaways

• Obama-Biden gave Chinese coders decade-long access to Pentagon cloud systems
• Defense Secretary Hegseth immediately terminated program upon discovery
• Microsoft received formal reprimand for “breach of trust”

Sources: The Daily Wire, Reuters

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