{"id":17545,"date":"2018-10-19T01:59:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T01:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/19\/top-us-intelligence-official-takes-veiled-shot-at-google\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:53:16","slug":"top-us-intelligence-official-takes-veiled-shot-at-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2018\/10\/19\/top-us-intelligence-official-takes-veiled-shot-at-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Top US intelligence official takes veiled shot at Google"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As U.S. government agencies seek to partner with the private sector to thwart cyberattacks and election meddling, the top U.S. intelligence official questioned the logic of American companies who refuse to work with the U.S. government but partner with China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without explicitly naming Google, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Oct. 18 during an event hosted by Cyberscoop that \u201csome companies are reluctant to partner with us because they believe that it could hurt their brand name.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2018\/10\/17\/whats-driving-natos-boost-in-cyber-operations\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-477566314.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">What\u2019s driving NATO\u2019s boost in cyber operations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Two announcements have bolstered the transatlantic partnership&#039;s shift to deterring cyberattacks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNevertheless, some of these very same companies turn right around and pursue access and production opportunities in China,\u201d Coats said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/business\/google-drops-out-of-pentagons-10-billion-cloud-competition\/\">said<\/a> Oct. 8 that it would not compete for the Pentagon\u2019s cloud contract, Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, because the work could conflict with its corporate values. The company is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/congress-google-project-dragonfly-questions\/\" target=_blank>considering<\/a> creating a censored search engine in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coats was critical of that reasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you are a U.S. company that believes you should limit your partnership with the U.S. government on national security matters because it would hurt your brand, then perhaps you should think about the harm to our overarching national security interests of pursuing greater business opportunities in a country like China, where the private sector and the state often merge into the same,\u201d Coats said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google\u2019s decision has drawn a host of critics in Washington from Bob Work, the former deputy secretary of defense, to Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. The company did not respond to emailed questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It comes as the U.S. government aims to partner with the private sector to thwart cyberattacks and election meddling. The Department of Homeland Security opened up a cyber risk sharing center in July. Christopher Krebs, an under secretary for the department and one of the agency\u2019s top cyber officials, met with Google and other companies in Silicon Valley this summer to discuss securing the midterm elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google\u2019s decision comes months after after it pulled out of another U.S. government contract. The Silicon Valley giant also announced earlier this year that it would not renew an agreement with the Pentagon for Project Maven, which uses artificial intelligence technology with drones. At the same time, Google is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/it-networks\/2018\/06\/26\/why-googles-project-maven-pullout-is-a-moral-hazard\/\" target=_blank>opening<\/a> up an artificial intelligence center in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, Jeff Bezos, Amazon\u2019s chief said his company would continue to work with the Pentagon. Amazon Web Services bid on the JEDI contract, which could be worth as much as $10 billion. 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