I look forward to the insights of both our witnesses today as the Committee continues its due diligence over this issue.

The concerns with HealthCare.gov's practice of sharing data with companies like Google, Twitter and Facebook are two-fold.

While some may characterize this as a harmless collection of data, it can actually be much more revealing.

Thank you Chairman Loudermilk, for convening this hearing, and let me congratulate you on your chairmanship and on your first hearing on this very important topic.

we want to have this discussion so that, you know, every dollar we are putting towards this important effort is going to the vital research that we need

Our national debt exceeds $17 trillion. Annual budget deficits of several hundred billion dollars per year are driving up the national debt at a fast clip.

The independent audit findings and other information about management of the NEON project show some taxpayer funds that were intended to support scientific research were diverted to problematic activities.

I also want to recognize and thank our witnesses from the National Science Foundation (NSF), NEON, and the Congressional Research Service (CRS) for their time and expertise.

I want to begin by thanking everyone for attending the first hearing of the Research and Technology Subcommittee in the 114th Congress.

The need to secure our information technology systems is a pervasive concern.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses today as they provide an overview of the state of cybersecurity from the industry perspective and we learn how the federal government is playing a role in this important area.