USPS names Cochrane Acting CMSO, Miskanic Acting CIO

Today, Postmaster General Megan Brennan announced two new detail assignments to the USPS Executive Leadership Team, which consists of eight members. Jim Cochrane will serve as Acting Chief Marketing and Sales Officer (CMSO). With over 40 years of experience, Jim’s understanding of customer requirements, combined with a well-rounded business acumen, will enable him to better […]

Lawmaker: Delayed notification of postal hacking ‘doesn’t fly’

The top Democrat on a House panel this week criticized the U.S. Postal Service for waiting to notify employees that a recent breach of the organization’s computer network had compromised their personal information, saying the agency’s justification for the delay “doesn’t fly.” Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the House postal subcommittee, said […]

USPS Data Breach Timeline

As PostalReporter reported yesterday, Randy Miskanic, Vice President of Secure Digital Solutions,United States Postal Service, provided a detailed timeline of the USPS Data Breach in his written testimony to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Also, PostalReporter provided a link to an earlier report […]

USPS Defends Breach Notification Delay

Testifying at a House hearing, a United States Postal Service official defended the delay in notifying USPS workers of a breach that exposed employees’ Social Security numbers, contending authorities didn’t initially know what data was pilfered. The official, Randy Miskanic, also said the government didn’t want to tip off hackers that it was aware of […]

Postal Service ‘functioning normally’ after cyber breach, official says in testimony for hearing

The following are excerpts of written testimony by Randy Miskanic, Vice President of Secure Digital Solutions,United States Postal Service The intrusion is limited in scope and nearly all operations of the Postal Service are functioning normally. Sadly, this incident is similar to a growing number of attacks reported by many other federal government entities and […]