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FEDERALhearing transcript

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Congressional Hearing on the 2015 OPM Data Breach

Original title: OPM: DATA BREACH

January 1, 2016

cybersecurity data breach OPM federal employees security clearance government oversight

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing addresses a major security failure that exposed the personal background information of millions of current and former federal employees, raising concerns about the safety of sensitive data.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Federal employees

Current and former federal employees had their personal and security clearance information potentially exposed in the breach.

Office of Personnel Management

The agency is responsible for the security of the compromised data and is the subject of the congressional investigation.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2016.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This document is a transcript from a June 2015 House Oversight Committee hearing regarding a massive cyber attack on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The hearing focused on determining the scope of the breach, the types of sensitive personal data exposed, and the timeline of the incident.

Key Facts

The hearing took place on June 16, 2015, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The OPM data breach potentially exposed the personal information of more than 4 million federal employees.
The breach included highly sensitive personal background information collected through security clearance applications.
The committee sought to clarify the duration of the breach and the identity of the attackers.
The hearing included testimony from officials at OPM, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Office of Management and Budget.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this hearing?

To investigate the scope, timeline, and impact of a major cyber attack on the Office of Personnel Management that exposed federal employee data.

How many people were affected by the breach?

Initial reports indicated more than 4 million federal employees were affected, though officials noted the breach could be more extensive.

What kind of information was stolen?

The breach included sensitive personal information, specifically data collected through applications.

Why It Matters

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Heightened Cybersecurity Oversight

The hearing marks a significant moment where congressional oversight shifted toward aggressive investigation of federal IT security failures.

Office of Personnel Management Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Connected Entities

personElijah E. Cummings“Ranking Minority Member of the Committee”Map →

personTony Scott“U.S. Chief Information Officer”Map →

organizationOffice of Personnel Management“The federal agency that experienced the data breach”Map →

personJason Chaffetz“Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”Map →

personKatherine Archuleta“Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management”Map →

personAndy Ozment“Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

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