OPM watchdog to investigate contract to help federal workers after hack

The Washington Post: A federal watchdog testified Wednesday that his office would examine a $20 million contract to provide credit monitoring for federal employees affected by the agency’s massive cyberattack, citing concerns that the contract was awarded unusually quickly.
 
Along with several members of Congress, Patrick McFarland, the inspector general for the Office of Personnel Management, said during a congressional hearing that he was concerned that the speed of the award — which happened within a week — could mean that it was improperly steered to CSID, the contractor.

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