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House Panel Releases OPM Data Breach Report, Says Theft Could Have Been Prevented

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, September 7th, 2016

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House Panel Releases OPM Data Breach Report, Says Theft Could Have Been Prevented

A year-long investigation into a stunning breach of millions of personnel records and related fingerprint data from the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in 2014 and 2015 concludes the hack could have been prevented or at least mitigated if proper protections had been in place.“Had OPM implemented basic, required security protocols and more expeditiously deployed cutting edge security tools when they first learned hackers were targeting such sensitive data, they could have significantly delayed, potentially prevented, or significantly mitigated…

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

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Congress

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Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

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Congress

CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

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