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U.S. OPM chief rebuffs lawmakers on scope of cyber breach

By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the Office of Personnel Management refused on Wednesday to estimate how many millions of Americans were affected by recent hack attacks on her agency’s computers, but rejected as premature reports 18 million were compromised. OMP Director Katherine Archuleta conceded the number of people whose data was hacked could increase from initial estimates. OPM said this month it was victim of a

Ex-NFL coach Haslett hired as Penn State's 'sounding board' (Yahoo Sports)

The coach who guided the New Orleans Saints through Hurricane Katrina has joined Penn State’s football team as a consultant. Penn State says Jim Haslett will work with its offensive, defensive and specials teams coaches and serve as a ”sounding board” for the staff. The 59-year-old Pittsburgh native played linebacker at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and was the NFL’s defensive rookie of the year in 1979 with the Buffalo Bills.