OPM has always been at a place where they can’t evade the criticism. Some say that such is the nature of their work that they can’t afford any minor slip-ups and when unfortunately some predicaments come their way, they can’t manage to keep on both feet all the time. The same organization that compromised over 21 million American’s sensitive information including social security numbers and what not is once again in congressional scrutiny. This time they have been allegedly held responsible for not being able to protect the affected Americans by giving away taxpayer dollars without following the protocol.
Poor OPM Data breach follow-up:
The report that was released by the inspector general of OPM this month indicated the findings made that depicted that they have been improperly handing the contract that were awarded to a company that was employed to keep the records of the identities of the Americans safe. These were the same Americans whose data got compromised in the OPM data breach, the blame of which was given to hackers based in China.
This was a very strange revelation to say the least and it forced the Congress to take some actions and they called a committee to sit and argue to discover the intricacies of this matter. Ultimately Ms Donna Seymour who is the CIO for OPM was declared incapable for performing the important duties for organization by Mr. Chaffetz. He further mentioned that because yet another report has highlighted her incompetence, it was high time she was dismissed.
The director of OPM had resigned a month after the announcement was made but is it best for the organization that Donna resigned soon as well? That’s what most of the lawmakers have to say on this matter and pertaining to the recent revelations of her ineptness, we would like to think so too.
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