Nextgov: One of the government’s health benefits providers is refusing to allow the Office of Personnel Management to scan the company’s IT systems, as stipulated in its contract.
Health data is a prime target for hackers, so when OPM’s Office of the Inspector General exercised its right to audit an insurance provider’s IT systems, it meant business. However, the provider, Health Net of California, isn’t happy with the scope of the audit—which includes scanning its entire IT environment—and is refusing to cooperate.
That refusal puts Health Net in breach of contract, according to a Feb. 2 flash audit released by the inspector general.
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