The Office of Personnel Management, the federal agency responsible for the theft of the personal information of more than 21 million Americans, is once again facing criticism–this time for failing to follow the appropriate procedures before awarding a federal contract to an identity theft protection agency. OPM announced the cyberattack, which has been linked to China, this

OPM Faces More Criticism for Mishandling Data Breach
December 16, 2015
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, identity theft
, security breach
, identity theft protection
, stolen information
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, cyber crime
, security practices
, CSIdentity
, Donna Seymour
, information security
, Jason Chaffetz
, Office of Personnel Management
, OPM
, Patrick McFarland
, personnel information
Bill Hardekopf