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Senators Seek Answers From Equifax On Data Breach

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 11th, 2017

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Senators Seek Answers From Equifax On Data Breach

The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science and Technology Committee last Friday sent a letter to Equifax [EFX] regarding a data breach that the credit reporting agency disclosed last Thursday that affected personal information on 143 million Americans.“Protecting consumers has been and will remain a key priority of this Committee,” Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) the chairman, and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the ranking member, wrote the company in their Sept. 8 letter. “Our goal is to understand what…

Congress

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The final version of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill included two amendments pushed by Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) that restrict procuring Navy warships […]

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Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

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Congress

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