Sources: Congressional Probe Of HHS Cyber Center Focuses On Leadership Shakeup

December 22, 2017 at 3:14 PM
Congressional investigators are examining whether a leadership shakeup at HHS is having an adverse effect on the operations of a new cyber-threat information sharing center, at a time when the health sector is under increased ransomware threats. The House Energy & Commerce Committee has been conducting an oversight investigation into the HHS Healthcare Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, following allegations of ethics violations against top HCCIC leadership, who were subsequently placed on temporary leave. The ongoing investigation, according to a...


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