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Hearing Hearing Date: June 16, 2015 10:00 am 2154 Rayburn HOB

OPM: Data Breach

Subject
OPM: Data Breach
Date
June 16, 2015
Time
10:00 am
Place
2154 Rayburn HOB
Full Committee on Oversight and Accountability

PURPOSE:

To provide Members an opportunity to gain information on the nature and extent of the recent U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach.

To discuss federal agency compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).

BACKGROUND:

On June 4th, OPM announced a data breach and its plan to notify approximately 4 million individuals whose personally identifiable information (PII) may have been compromised. OPM’s data center is housed by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

The full extent of the data breach, including who was affected and what information was accessed, is still unknown.

The data may have been unencrypted, making employee information immediately usable if extracted.

Witnesses and testimonies: Ms. Katherine Archuleta

Director
U.S. Office of Personnel Management

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Ms. Donna K. Seymour

Chief Information Officer
U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Dr. Andy Ozment

Assistant Secretary, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, National Program Preparedness Directorate
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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Mr. Tony Scott

U.S. Chief Information Officer, Office of E-Government and Information Technology
U.S. Office of Management and Budget

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Ms. Sylvia Burns

Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of the Interior

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Mr. Michael R. Esser

Assistant Inspector General for Audits
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Office of Personnel Management

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