The OPM Data Breach: How the Government Jeopardized Our National Security for More than a Generation

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Document Date
2016-09-07
Report Length
241 pages
Policy Agendas Project Major Code
17: Space, Science, Technology, and Communications
Policy Agendas Project Minor Code
1709: Computer Industry, Cyber Security, and the Internet
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Report Type
House Majority Staff Report
Found Using Methodology
Yes
Committee(s)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Subcommittee(s)
Subcommittee on Government Operations
 Subcommittee on Information Technology
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Brief Executive Summary
The Subcommittee on Government Operations and Subcommittee on Information Technology of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a majority staff report on the the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Data Breach. Attackers exfiltrated personnel files of 4.2 million former and current government employees and security clearance background investigation information on 21.5 million individuals. The OPM failed to prioritize cybersecurity which led to the breach. The OPM misled Congress on the state of the breach.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230614231906/https://oversight.house.gov/report/opm-data-breach-government-jeopardized-national-security-generation/
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14300/1066
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House Oversight Committee