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Federal agencies are responding to a potentially massive cybersecurity incident after a third-party vendor widely used across government was found to be compromised by a sophisticated hacking campaign.
With agencies working to determine which systems were affected and how severely, a myriad of questions swirled. Here’s a look at what we know and what’s been reported as of Tuesday afternoon.
National Security Council Invokes PPD-41
On Tuesday, the National Security Council announced the administration would be invoking Presidential Policy Directive-41, or PPD-41, which “facilitates continuous and comprehensive coordination for whole-of-government efforts to identify, mitigate, remediate and respond to this incident,” according to a statement from NSC spokesperson John Ullyot.