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"textContent": "submitted by Beep to technology\n448 points | 44 comments\nhttps://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-cloud-fedramp-cybersecurity-government\n\n * **“Cloud First”** : To move federal agencies to the cloud, the government created a program known as FedRAMP, whose job was to ensure the security of new technology.\n * **Security Breakdown** : ProPublica found that FedRAMP authorized a Microsoft product called GCC High to handle sensitive government data, despite years of concerns about its security.\n * **Potential Conflict of Interest** : The government relies, in part, on third-party firms to vet cloud technology, but those firms are hired and paid by the company being assessed.\n\n",
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