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This article examines how Qantas responded to a major data breach by adjusting executive-compensation and pursuing governance reform. It explores accountability measures, the role of third-party-risk, impacts on reputation and investor-confidence, and how fleet-modernization and profits intersect with ongoing cultural and data-protection reforms. Keywords included: Qantas, governance, executive-compensation, data-breach, data-protection, third-party-risk, penalties, bonuses, Alan Joyce, Vanessa Hudson, fleet-modernization, investor-confidence, reputation, culture, reform, profits.

Introduction

This report covers “Noem Fires Two Dozen FEMA IT Staff Over Cyber Gaps Amid DHS Overhaul” and examines the personnel changes at FEMA driven by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The story intersects policy, governance, and technical risk across FEMA and DHS and uses keywords Noem, FEMA, DHS, IT, layoffs, leadership, overhaul, reform, gaps, MFA, protocols, investigations, polygraph, leaks, governance, accountability, disaster-relief, data-protection, continuity throughout to reflect the scope and stakes of the action.