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 Led by House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform
Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, the group called for the
dismissal of agency Director Katherine Archuleta and Chief
Information Officer Donna Seymour for the failure to correct
vulnerabilities to OPM's network despite warnings.
"We have lost confidence in Director Archuleta's ability to secure
OPM's networks and protect the data of millions of Americans," the
letter read.
In a separate letter, Maryland Democratic Representative Chris Van
Hollen asked Archuleta for greater identity theft protection for
everyone potentially affected by the breach, not just the 4.2
million who have been identified so far.
"Extending identity theft protection is an important step in the
direction of helping affected people cope with the potentially
dangerous consequences of this breach," he wrote.
Many members of Congress have sought Archuleta's resignation since
it was announced early this month that hackers had broken into OPM
computers, compromising the data of millions of current and former
federal employees.
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The letters follow at least three public hearings in Congress
recently in which Archuleta has testified that millions were
affected by two separate data hacks - more than the 4.2 million that
have been identified so far.
The FBI has said up to 18 million could have been affected.
(Reporting by Megan Cassella; Editing by Kevin Drawbaugh and Tom
Brown)
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