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CONGRESSMAN LIEU STATEMENT ON ADMINISTRATION CHANGES TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEE DATA SECURITY

January 22, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued a statement following the Administration’s announcement of changes to modernize and strengthen how the federal government conducts background investigations of its federal employees and contractors and secures the collected data. The changes come after a 90-day review by the interagency Performance Accountability Council (PAC).
"I am encouraged by today’s announcement that the Administration will be implementing much-needed changes to the way our government protects what has been described as the “crown jewels” of intelligence: the background investigations of Americans with security clearances. Since the OPM data breach became public last year, Congressman Steve Russell and I have fought to change the way our government protects this data. Our letter last October specifically called on the Administration to move the background investigation mission to a government entity with a national security focus, and this new proposal appears to do just that. I look forward to reviewing the proposal in greater detail as the plan is developed, including the specific IT architecture designed by the Department of Defense. I will also continue working with my colleagues on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on a likely hearing to examine the Administration’s proposal in greater detail."
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