[Eagle9]

Latest Information on Veterans Affairs Data Security

Last updated on June 21, 2006

http://www.firstgov.gov/veteransinfo.shtml

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See the web page link above for answers to your questions.

I received my letter from the VA on June 20, 2006. It was the same as the .PDF file available at the above link.

[Stirner]

Veterans' benefits should be spent on things of benefit to veterans. This contract is going to cost a lot, and it is not clear that there is as yet any danger to spend money guarding against. I don't have the statistics (and would love to hear from someone who does), but I'd bet 99% of computer theft, especially laptops, is just that, theft of equipment, not data. The first thing most theives will do is either wipe the hard drive and re-install a new copy of Windows (also stolen no doubt) so that they can have/sell a fresh computer. If and when there is a pattern of people's data being misused, go after the criminals and compensate the victim.

[Carpe Cerevisi]

I put an initial fraud alert on my files the first day I heard about this. I wasn't about to wait for the gub'mint to do this for me.

[GulfWar1Vet]

Thanks Eagle for posting this :)

[Freeport]

Monitor?! Monitor?! If those idiots cause an identity theft, THEY should PAY ALL COSTS out of their own pockets!

[I Drive Too Fast]

The government has recovered the stolen laptop computer and hard drive with sensitive data on up to 26.5 million veterans and military personnel. The FBI said Thursday there is no evidence that anyone accessed Social Security numbers and other data on the equipment.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/06/29/D8IHVFQ00.html