[privacy] U.S. VA Reports New Data Loss

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via FCW.com.

[snip]

As another instance of data loss at the Department of Veterans Affairs
comes to light, the VA’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) has
awarded a contract to Identity Force for identity theft protection
services for more than 5,700 citizens, 660 of whom were veterans.

The number of individuals who enroll in this opt-in program will
determine the value of the contract, Identity Force said in a statement.

The contract is the result of a May 8 incident in which a backup data
tape was reported missing from the general counsel’s regional office in
Indianapolis, Ind., said VA spokeswoman Jo Schuda.

She said the missing data contained mostly legal records dating back to
the 1970s. “Along with the legal issues there were attorney work
products,” she said. “The data contained entries for any kind of legal
cases that the attorneys worked on, not necessarily veterans.’”

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More:
http://www.fcw.com/article96431-10-11-06-Web

- ferg


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