Beth Cobert’s term as acting director of the Office of Personnel and Management is about to be more permanent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The White House announced on Nov. 10 that President Obama would be nominating Cobert as the permanent head of OPM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Beth will bring tremendous depth and quality of experience to her role as Director of the Office of Personnel Management,” Obama said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As Acting Director, Beth has effectively pursued strategies to strengthen cybersecurity and improve the way the government serves citizens, businesses, and the federal workforce both past and present. I thank Beth for her commitment to serving the American people and look forward to working with her in the months ahead.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cobert was named acting director in July, in the wake of the OPM hack, replacing then-director Katherine Archuleta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
American Federation of Government Employees president J. David Cox Sr. said, in a statement, that Cobert provided strong leadership since the hack and would continue to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ms. Cobert stepped into the OPM role at a difficult time, as the agency was reeling from the massive theft of personal information on employees, retirees and job applicants that was stored on OPM computers,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“She has answered questions about the data breach honestly, has taken steps to bring in-house the work associated with notifying affected employees, and seems to understand IT adequately enough to make sure that security measures are in place to minimize further breaches.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lawmakers like Sen. Tom Carper, D.-Del., also voiced support for Cobert and touted her leadership following the hack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Under her guidance, the agency continues to address the serious consequences of these breaches, including the implications for our national security and for the more than 4 million individuals whose personnel data was stolen and the more than 21 million individuals whose sensitive security clearance information was compromised,” the senator said, in a statement. “It’s critical that OPM continues to help the victims of the breaches and provide information in a timely and transparent manner.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R.-Utah, echoed those statements, but also called for the ousting of OPM’s chief information officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In my initial meetings with Beth Cobert, she has impressed me as a talented, qualified, and competent choice for OPM Director,” he said, in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It is of huge concern however, that despite suffering a massive data breach and not working in good faith with the OPM OIG, CIO Donna Seymour remains in her position. I strongly urge Ms. Cobert to immediately remove Ms. Seymour and replace her with a qualified CIO who will protect the critical information housed at OPM.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cobert will now await confirmation from the Senate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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