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[Dataloss] AL: Missing Veterans Affairs hard drive sparks identity theft fears
From: lyger (lyger
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Date: Fri Feb 02 2007 - 22:21:24 CST
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that an employee
reported a government-owned, portable hard drive used by the employee at a
Department facility in Birmingham, Ala. - and potentially containing
personal information about some veterans - is missing and may have been
stolen.
"I am concerned about this report," said Jim Nicholson, Secretary of
Veterans Affairs. "VA's Office of Inspector General and the FBI are
conducting a thorough investigation into this incident. VA's Office of
Information and Technology is conducting a separate review. We intend to
get to the bottom of this, and we will take aggressive steps to protect
and assist anyone whose information may have been involved."
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