AL: Missing Veterans Affairs hard drive sparks identity theft fears

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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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