WASHINGTON—An Office of Personnel Management investigative official said Tuesday that the agency entrusted with millions of personnel records has a history of failing to meet basic computer network security requirements.
Michael Esser, assistant inspector general for audit, said in testimony prepared for delivery that for years many of the people running the agency’s information technology had no IT background. He also said the agency had not disciplined any employees for the agency’s failure to pass numerous cybersecurity audits.
Officials fear that China will seek to gain leverage over Americans with access to secrets by pressuring their overseas relatives.
