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Fed watchdog flags gaps in security incident oversight
The watchdog said the employee copied or emailed confidential Federal Open Market Committee files multiple times, exposing weaknesses in exit and travel security controls.
- On Monday, the Inspector General reported a retiring International Finance staffer repeatedly attempted to remove confidential Federal Open Market Committee files, noting the incidents did not trigger formal misconduct findings.
- The staffer was previously flagged in 2021 and 2023 for copying classified FOMC data to unencrypted USB drives and emailing files to personal accounts, with alerts occurring three days before a restricted trip.
- Although the Inspector General learned of the issues in July 2025, the Board lacked clear escalation protocols; the watchdog warned that "process weaknesses are likely to persist," increasing breach risk.
- The Federal Reserve Board concurred with the Inspector General's recommendations and plans to implement new processes to define roles and strengthen escalation alerts by the first quarter of 2027.
- Security failures involved a collective lack of action across multiple divisions, as groups held "conflicting understanding of escalation and resolution responsibilities," which contributed to the incident remaining unresolved for over a year.
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Fed’s ‘collective lack of action’ let info security risks fester: OIG
Governance of the central bank's information security program and enforcement of controls lack clarity, resulting in a 2024 incident involving a retiring employee “remaining unresolved for over a year,” an OIG report said.
·Newton, United States
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Fed watchdog flags apparent data breaches by retiring staff member
The Federal Reserve’s in-house watchdog said on Monday that a retiring staff member was caught multiple times trying to remove confidential central bank information as this employee exited the central bank, while noting this apparent breach did not ultimately trigger a formal misconduct finding.
·London, United Kingdom
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