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November 24, 2017 By AMK

HHS cybersecurity initiative paralyzed by ethics, contracting investigation

A fledgling Health & Human Services (HHS) initiative to protect the nation’s health care system from cyberattack has been paralyzed by the removal of its two top officials amid allegations of favors and ethical improprieties.

The executive running the Health Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center was put on administrative leave in September, while his deputy left the government. An HHS official says the agency is investigating irregularities and possible fraud in contracts they signed.

The two executives, Leo Scanlon and Maggie Amato, allege they were targeted by disgruntled government employees and private-sector companies worried the cyber center would take away some of their business.

Keep reading this article at: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/13/hhs-cybersecurity-initiative-paralyzed-by-ethics-contracting-investigation-244855

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: cyberattacks, cybersecurity, HHS

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