FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Nikki Cannon
October 13, 2015
(202)
293-1550
FLEOA
SUPPORTS RELOCATION OF SECURITY DATA AWAY FROM OPM
(Washington, DC) -
Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) announced its
support for Representatives Ted Lieu and Steve Russell efforts to have
government employee's sensitive security information housed in a safer
location. Currently, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) continues to
house this critically sensitive information under their cyber roof. While steps
have apparently been taken to better safeguard this information after the two
most recent hacks, those steps remain inadequate.
According
to FLEOA National Officer Jon Adler, "The Treasury Department secures our
nation's bullion at Fort Knox and not in mail-order gadgetry for a reason, and
I would hope the same level of security would be provided for the sensitive
information contained in our clearances. FLEOA applauds Representatives Lieu
and Russell for recognizing the limited protective capabilities of OPM, and the
need to safeguard our background clearance information in a more secure cyber
configuration."
FLEOA
represents over 28,000 members of the Federal law enforcement community, all of
whom have been jeopardized by the recent cyber-attacks on OPM. FLEOA stands
ready to support the introduction of legislation that calls for a qualitative
assessment of where best to secure sensitive security clearance information.
When the personal information of law enforcement and high level security personnel
falls into the hands of the nation’s enemies, their lives and livelihood becomes
compromised.
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The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (www.fleoa.org) is the
largest nonprofit, nonpartisan professional association that exclusively represents
over 28,000 active and retired federal law enforcement officers from over 65
Agencies.