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Stolen fingerprints put biometrics business at risk

Sep 24, 2015
Developers of new tech have an old problem: staying ahead of the bad guys.

Could those OPM hacks lead to security updates?

Jul 16, 2015
Some officials affected by the breach have the power to budget for improvements.
Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta resigned after the hack. She testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about the OPM data breach in June, above.
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A limestone mine and government paperwork

Mar 31, 2014
In the backwoods of Pennsylvania sits 28,000 file cabinets full of paper and an army of employees.