On the recordJanuary 10, 2014
The independent contractor said they were unable to adequately test the confidentiality and integrity of the system. They said no complete end-to-end testing was done. The chief information security officer recommended not launching it, her boss refused to sign the authority to operate, and they launched it anyway. They knew, the administration knew this Web site wasn't ready; they launched it anyway. The whole country now knows it wasn't ready. They launched it anyway, put millions of people's personal information at risk, and they did it for political reasons. Now all we are asking--all we are asking--is when there is a breach, when there is a problem, at least tell the American citizens. You already launched a Web site for political reasons that you knew wasn't ready, put millions of Americans' personal information at risk. You already did that. Now we are saying, if there is a problem, at least tell them. That is all this bill does. And what does the administration say? We are going to veto that bill if it happens. You have got to be kidding me. You have got to be kidding me. That is all this is about. So I want to commend Mr. Pitts, the committee, and those individuals who put work into this. It is a good piece of legislation, and I would urge a ``yes'' vote.
