CrowdStrike CEO called to testify on global IT outage

Zoom in: Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), head of the cyber and infrastructure subcommittee, sent a letter to Kurtz on Monday demanding he schedule a time to testify before the committee.

• Lawmakers are giving Kurtz until the end of the day on Wednesday to set up a time.
• They said they are interested in learning more about how the incident happened, the national security risks tied to network dependencies and the best ways to prevent an incident like this in the future.

Catch up quick: Since Friday, the fallout from the CrowdStrike IT incident has only continued to grow.

• Delta canceled more than 800 flights on Monday as it struggled to recover from the IT outages caused by a faulty software update.
• Federal officials have warned of phishing scams targeting customers, and CrowdStrike has detected malware going after some impacted customers, too.

What they're saying: "Recognizing that Americans will undoubtedly feel the lasting, real-world consequences of this incident, they deserve to know in detail how this incident happened and the mitigation steps CrowdStrike is taking," the lawmakers wrote.

• A CrowdStrike spokesperson told Axios that the company is "actively in contact with relevant Congressional Committees. Briefings and other engagement timelines may be disclosed at Members' discretion."

What we're watching: It's possible this is just the first of many congressional letters and hearings about the incident.

• A congressional aide told Axios on Friday that the Senate Homeland Security Committee is "closely monitoring the situation" and will weigh its own next steps "as more information becomes available."