WASHINGTON — A new Senate report finds that government agencies have not been sufficiently protecting their data against cyber attacks. 

That is according to Federal Cybersecurity: America's Data at Risk, a staff report from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released by the panel's chairman, Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and ranking member Tom Carper (D-Del.) 

The report points out that no agency has been immune from attack, including the White House. The report noted an Office of Management and Budget report that "made clear that agencies 'do not understand and do not have the resources to combat the current threat environment.'" 

The Senate staff report makes a case for "the extent to which the federal government is the target of cybersecurity attacks, how key federal agencies have failed to address vulnerabilities in their IT infrastructure, and how these failures have left America’s sensitive personal information unsafe and vulnerable to theft." 

The Trump administration recognizes the need for better cyber-hygiene. In May, the president issued an executive order to boost the government cybersecurity workforce, standardize and incentivize cybersecurity education, and get everyone on the same cyber page with a common cybersecurity "language." 

The White House will also look to the infrastructure community outside the government to identify cybersecurity workforce gaps and will continue to partner with industry on cybersecurity. 

The report suggests there is much work to be done, concluding: "Despite major data breaches like OPM, the federal government remains unprepared to confront the dynamic cyber threats of today." 

Some longtime cable rate critics will get another chance to publicly criticize cable rates.

Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), chair and ranking member, respectively, of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, confirmed they will hold a hearing June 23 at 10 a.m. on the state of the pay TV industry, signaling their displeasure with it.

“Consumers in every corner of the country share common experiences about fending for themselves against customer service and billing practices by TV providers that are at best confusing, and at worst deceptive,” they said in a joint statement. “For more than a year, we have conducted a bipartisan investigation of the largest cable and satellite TV companies. We believe our hearing will be a big step forward for consumers, allowing them to understand how their TV providers really work and make informed decisions about their video service.”

McCaskill, who formerly chaired the Senate Commerce Committee's Consumer Protection subcommittee, has been hammering the cable industry on rates and customer service for years; her actons have included trying to amend STELAR, the satellite reauthorization bill, to include provisions to put cable's feet to the fire. Another veteran cable rate critic, Republican John McCain (R-ARiz.) is also on the subcommittee. 

McCaskill's office said the hearing will focus on billing, fees, refunds and customer service issues and is part of a general inquiry, which will extend into the fall, into potential barriers to competition .

No witnesses were identified, but they are said to represent more than 70 million subscribers and more than 70% of pay TV households.

The senators cited the recent American Customer Satisfaction Index survey, which found pay TV near the bottom of those industries surveyed, following the previous year's finding that pay TV was tied for the lowest score.