Cybersecurity
5th OPM Hack Hearing Presents Yet Another Unanswered Question
No "credit check" can offset the risks to national security of compromised security clearance records.
Cybersecurity
Employee Union Deems OPM Breaches ‘Unconstitutional’ -- And Sues
National Treasury Employees Union litigation marks second suit against OPM Director Katherine Archuleta.
Cybersecurity
OPM Hiring IT Staff to Work on Cyber Upgrades
The agency that suffered three big data breaches needs $170,000 project managers to move forward with a computer upgrade.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Contractors Rank Below Retailers and Banks When it Comes to Cybersecurity
Pentagon suppliers score below hacked retailers and banks on cyber defense, according to industry-developed metrics.
Cybersecurity
DHS Alerts Public to OPM-Related Phishing Scams
Emails claiming to come from the agency and contractor CSID might be after money, U.S. secrets or both, say experts.
Cybersecurity
Federal Employee Union Sues Over OPM Hack, Citing Financial and Emotional Distress
Agency Director Katherine Archuleta and CIO Donna Seymour are named in the class action lawsuit.
Cybersecurity
OPM Chief’s New Cyber Defense Operation Has Potential, Private Investigators Say
But GOP lawmakers have asked Obama to remove Archuleta.
Cybersecurity
Hacked OPM and Background Check Contractors Lacked Logs, DHS Says
Hackers first penetrated OPM, USIS and KeyPoint in the fall of 2013.
Cybersecurity
How Hackers Unlocked OPM Systems and 6 Other Things We Learned about the Breach
Agency chief wants you to know she is angry about the data breach and ID theft protection customer service.
Cybersecurity
Signs of OPM Hack at Another Federal Agency Turn Out to Be Legitimate Files (UPDATED)
The agency detected unauthorized activity on three desktops after the big breach came to light this spring.
Cybersecurity
Senator Questions Whether Hacked OPM Rigged A Contract With ID Protection Vendor
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner criticizes CSID’s performance and capability notifying 4.2 million former and current feds.
Cybersecurity
OPM Breach Notification Frustrates Hacked Feds
Some federal employees say they’re not enrolling for the free program and a Washington-area senator said it may be time to terminate one of the company’s contract.
Cybersecurity
Sen. Pat Leahy Denounces Alarmists Over Latest Massive Cyberattack
“You'd almost think ISIS was marching up Pennsylvania Avenue during this last debate, if we didn't pass it immediately,” the Vermont Democrat said.
Cybersecurity
Blackmail Lists? Bribery? Why Background Check Files Keep Getting Hacked
There is a systemic effort underway by China and other adversaries to crib sensitive data on powerful people and covert operators in Washington, intelligence analysts say.
Cybersecurity
Private Investigators Say Hacked and Bankrupt USIS Didn’t Shirk Security
Investigators retained by USIS said the company deployed appropriate defenses and was cooperative with government probes.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker Says USIS May Have Shortchanged Cybersecurity before Hack of 27,000 Employee Records
The new accusations come on top of a $1 billion Justice Department lawsuit alleging USIS defrauded the government by conducting incomplete background investigations.
Cybersecurity
Anthem Health Care Hack Snared Federal Employees Who Weren’t Anthem Customers
But who knows how many?
Digital Government
Managing Virtual Workers? Take a Page from Fantasy Football
The strategies to creating and managing a winning fantasy football team are just as effective when leading a very different group of players—the federal virtual workforce.
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