New Bill Proposes Lifetime Identity Protection for OPM Breach Victims
Senators Mark Warner and Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced the RECOVER PII Act to provide lifetime identity protection and $5 million identity-theft insurance to 22.1 million federal employees, contractors, and families affected by the 2015 OPM data breaches linked to China. Current 10-year coverage expires September 30, 2026. The bill also allows agencies to reimburse privacy tools. Stolen data includes Social Security numbers and security clearance records, with risks persisting as adversaries combine data over time. Similar bills have previously failed.
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New Bill Would Give OPM Breach Victims Lifetime Identity Protection
Senators Mark Warner and Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced the RECOVER PII Act to provide lifetime identity protection to 22.1 million federal employees and contractors affected by the 2015 Office of Personnel Management data breaches linked to China. The current 10-year coverage, mandated by a 2017 law, is expiring for many victims, with the program set to end September 30. The stolen data includes Social Security numbers and security clearance records, which adversaries can combine with other breaches over time to target personnel. The bill would replace the 10-year limit with lifelong coverage and $5 million identity-theft insurance, and allow agencies to reimburse privacy tools for all federal workers. Similar past bills failed to become law.
Bicameral Bill Would Give OPM Breach Victims Lifetime Identity Protection
Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) introduced the RECOVER PII Act to provide lifetime identity protection to the 22.1 million federal employees, contractors, and their families affected by the 2015 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breaches linked to China. The current 10-year identity protection program, MyIDCare, is set to expire on September 30, 2026. The bill would replace the existing 10-year limit with lifelong coverage and retain at least $5 million in identity-theft insurance. It would also allow agencies to reimburse employees for privacy tools. The breaches exposed Social Security numbers, security clearance records, and other sensitive data, which intelligence services could exploit over time. Similar bills have failed in the past.
New Bill Would Give OPM Breach Victims Lifetime Identity Protection
Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, Angela Alsobrooks, Chris Van Hollen, and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton have introduced the RECOVER PII Act, which would provide lifetime identity protection and up to $5 million in identity-theft insurance to the 22.1 million federal employees, contractors, and their families affected by the 2015 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breaches linked to China. The current 10-year coverage, mandated by a 2017 appropriations law, is set to expire on September 30, 2026. The bill also allows agencies to reimburse employees for privacy tools. The stolen data includes Social Security numbers and security clearance records, which adversaries can combine with other data to target personnel. Similar bills have failed in the past.
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New Bill Proposes Lifetime Identity Protection for OPM Breach Victims
Senators Mark Warner and Eleanor Holmes Norton are introducing the RECOVER PII Act to provide lifetime identity protection to the 22.1 million federal employees, contractors, and families affected by the 2015 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breaches linked to China. The current 10-year identity protection program, mandated by a 2017 law, is set to expire on September 30, 2026. The bill would replace the expiration with lifelong coverage and retain the $5 million identity-theft insurance requirement. It also allows agencies to reimburse employees for privacy tools. The breaches compromised personnel records and background investigations, with risks increasing over time as adversaries combine stolen data with other intelligence. Similar past bills have failed to become law.
New Bill Would Give OPM Breach Victims Lifetime Identity Protection
Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) are introducing the RECOVER PII Act to provide lifetime identity protection to the 22.1 million federal employees, contractors, and their families affected by the 2015 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breaches linked to China. The current 10-year identity protection program, mandated by a 2017 law, is set to expire on September 30, 2026. The bill would replace the 10-year limit with lifelong coverage and retain the $5 million identity-theft insurance requirement. It would also allow agencies to reimburse employees for privacy tools. The breaches compromised personnel records and background investigations, with risks persisting as adversaries can combine stolen data with other breaches over time. Similar bills have failed in the past.
New Bill Would Give OPM Breach Victims Lifetime Identity Protection
Senators Mark Warner and Eleanor Holmes Norton are introducing the RECOVER PII Act to provide lifetime identity protection to the 22.1 million federal employees, contractors, and their families affected by the 2015 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breaches linked to China. The current 10-year identity protection program, mandated by a 2017 law, is set to expire on September 30, 2026. The stolen data includes Social Security numbers and security clearance records, which foreign intelligence services can exploit over time, especially as victims move into sensitive roles. The bill would replace the 10-year limit with lifelong coverage and $5 million in identity-theft insurance. It also allows agencies to reimburse employees for privacy tools. Previous attempts at similar legislation have failed to become law.