Carter said his desire to increase the military’s computer defenses is one reason he was heading to Silicon Valley on Friday to recruit outside help.
Federal agencies will pay at least $132 million to begin cleaning up the mess caused by the computer hack of at least 22 million current and former federal employees and military personnel. About 40 percent of the total, or nearly $53 million, will be paid by the Army. A little more than a quarter will be paid by the Air Force and 17 percent, or about $23 million, will come from the Navy, according to National Journal.
Last month, OPM notified agencies it would charge them for their share of the protection services being offered to at least 22 million hack victims, proportional to the number of affected former and current employees, contractors, and applicants connected to each agency. The OPM has notified each agency what they owe for fiscal 2015, agencies must shift funds around to make the required payments.
The Defense Department submitted its reprogramming request to Congress, where it has already received approval from at least the Senate Appropriations Committee’s panel on Defense spending. The plan set aside $132 million to pay for hack victims’ credit and identity monitoring, identity restoration and protection services for dependent children.
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