PRITS

A cybersecurity loophole in an official government mapping service left private data easily accessible, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and ProPublica learned.

With great fanfare, Francisco Domenech, Puerto Rico’s chief of staff, announced new rules governing lobbying before the island’s government. But a year later, both agencies and lobbyists are flouting the protocol.

The Centro de Periodismo Investigativo obtained a document showing that in April, former PRITS Director Antonio Ramos Guardiola rejected a contract with the company XUVO. Despite his opposition, the company went on to secure a multimillion-dollar deal to manage the Puerto Rico Department of Health’s online system for permits and certifications.