Lawmakers spring to save ID theft services for OPM breach victims, with expiration looming

Lawmakers Sen. Mark Warner and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced the RECOVER PII Act to provide lifetime identity-protection coverage and reimbursements for roughly 4.2 million federal workers affected by the 2015 OPM breach (which exposed data for 22.1 million people and has been attributed to alleged Chinese hackers). The article explains that current protections are set to expire, outlines political and cost obstacles to extending the program, and notes watchdog and consumer-advocate concerns about the adequacy and expense of identity-protection efforts.