Rep. Cummings Explodes over OPM’s 7 Month Delay in Supply of Data Breach Info

‘There is doubt in my mind that USIS officials never would have provided that information unless they were called here to testify today’

“On Monday night I received a letter from USIS, representatives finally providing answers to questions I asked more than seven months ago, Mr. Giannetti. Seven months ago. Seven months ago. The letter disclosed that the breach at USIS affected not only DHS employees, but our immigration agencies, our intelligence community and even our police officers here on Capitol Hill. But it took them seven months, the night before the hearing, to give me that information. But not only to give me the information but members of Congress that information. My immediate concern was for the employees at these agencies. And I hope that they were all alerted promptly. But there's no doubt in my mind that USIS officials never would have provided that information unless they were called here to testify today.”

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