Hill Prepares for Three Days of OPM Data Breach Hearings
Senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., plans a hearing Tuesday on information technology spending and data security at the Office of Personnel Management. The hearing begins at 10:30 a.m. in 124 Dirksen. Witnesses will include…
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OPM Director Katherine Archuleta, OPM Assistant Inspector General for Audits Michael Esser and Resilient Network Systems CEO Richard Spires. Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee plans a second hearing on the OPM data breach at 10 a.m. in 2154 Rayburn. And Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and ranking member Tom Carper, D-Del., scheduled a hearing Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in 342 Dirksen. A full witness list will be announced later. “The massive theft of millions of federal employees’ personal data, apparently by another nation, likely China, is unacceptable,” Johnson said in a news release. Carper called the breach “deeply troubling,” saying it will “have repercussions for not only our hard working public servants, past and present -- including many who put their lives on the line -- but also for our national security.” Federal agencies must act to bolster their defenses, Carper said.