House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and 17 Republican members of Congress sent a letter to President Obama on Monday requesting the removal of the OPM Director and CIO for the OPM hacks.
“Simply put, the recent breach was entirely foreseeable, and Director Archuleta and CIO Donna Seymour failed to take steps to prevent it from happening despite repeated warnings,” the letter said.
“We have lost confidence in Director Archuleta’s ability to secure OPM’s networks and protect the data of millions of Americans. We have also lost confidence in OPM CIO Donna Seymour’s ability to do the same,” they wrote.
The letter referenced recent House Oversight Committee hearings on the subject and that it did not give them confidence in the OPM leadership team (Defense Daily, June 25)
The signatories also included Rod Blum (R-Iowa), Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), John Duncan (R-Tenn.), Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), Jody Hice (R-Ga.), Will Hurd (R-Texas), Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), David McKinley (R-W.Va.), Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), Steve Russell (R-Okla.), Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), and Mark Walker (R-N.C.).
All of the signatories except for McKinley are members of the House Oversight Committee.