Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Top tech official at hacked U.S. personnel agency retires under pressure
Source: Reuters
Politics | Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:42pm EST
Top tech official at hacked U.S. personnel agency retires under pressure
WASHINGTON | BY DUSTIN VOLZ
The top technology official at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced her retirement on Monday amid calls for her ouster by some Republican lawmakers.
Donna Seymour, chief information officer, said in an email to her colleagues that was seen by Reuters that leaving was a "very tough decision." She added that she felt it was in the "agency's best interest that my presence does not distract from the great work this team does every single day."
House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz had repeatedly called for Seymour's resignation, lodging complaints that her mistakes helped lead to the OPM data breach disclosed last year that exposed the personal information of 22 million individuals.
In response to the sudden announcement, Chaffetz's panel canceled a hearing scheduled for Wednesday to examine the breach.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
Top tech official at hacked U.S. personnel agency retires under pressure
WASHINGTON | BY DUSTIN VOLZ
The top technology official at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced her retirement on Monday amid calls for her ouster by some Republican lawmakers.
Donna Seymour, chief information officer, said in an email to her colleagues that was seen by Reuters that leaving was a "very tough decision." She added that she felt it was in the "agency's best interest that my presence does not distract from the great work this team does every single day."
House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz had repeatedly called for Seymour's resignation, lodging complaints that her mistakes helped lead to the OPM data breach disclosed last year that exposed the personal information of 22 million individuals.
In response to the sudden announcement, Chaffetz's panel canceled a hearing scheduled for Wednesday to examine the breach.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-opm-idUSKCN0VV2CI
