Since the Office of Personnel Management's first announcement on June 4, 2015 that the personal information of millions of current and former federal employees ...
Tony Scott, the federal chief information officer, ordered agencies to take immediate and specific actions over the next month to further improve the security of their systems and data. He announced the creation of a “Cybersecurity Sprint Team” to review current federal policies and procedures and recommend a new cyber strategy for civilian agencies. At the heart of this sprint is the binding operational directive issued by the Homeland Security Department in May, which Federal News Radio first reported on June 8. It requires agencies to fix all critical vulnerabilities within 30 days or justify to DHS why they could not.