Federal Cyber Experts Called Microsoft's Cloud "A Pile of Shit", yet Approved It

ProPublica reports that FedRAMP authorized Microsoft's GCC High cloud product for sensitive government data despite internal reviewers calling it 'a pile of shit' due to inadequate security documentation. The approval came even after Microsoft's products were central to major Russian and Chinese cyberattacks on federal agencies, raising concerns about conflicts of interest in the vetting process where third-party assessors are paid by the companies they evaluate.