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Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement:

“Today’s announcement by the Office of Personnel Management makes public the appalling severity of these cyber intrusions. Rather than simply place blame on the hackers, we need to acknowledge our own culpability in failing to adequately protect so obvious a target. Plainly, we need to do so much more to safeguard our networks, especially those which hold the most sensitive details about Government employees, many of whom are entrusted with critical national security missions. Addressing this problem must begin by acknowledging that it is our responsibility to protect our people, their most personal information, and their privacy. 

“In addition, I have been deeply disturbed by the information Members of the Intelligence Committee received from OPM since the disclosure of these hacks. I do not believe OPM was fully candid in its original briefing to the committee and omitted key information about two distinct hacks and the breadth of the potential compromise.  To the degree OPM has not been fully forthcoming with Congress or has sought to blame others for a lack of adequate security, OPM has not inspired confidence in its ability to safeguard our networks and most sensitive databases.”

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