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dealseaker
Diamond Member
got one a week or so ago.
You'll have to forgive me if I don't share your optimism about the government acting to protect us. The VA says that it "is taking all possible steps to protect and inform all veterans, servicemembers, and reservists potentially affected."
Let's see...
They didn't fire the responsible person and kick his skeevy ass right out of the building, allowing him back only to personally lick all 26.5 million envelopes for the mailing. They are "implementing procedures necessary to dismiss the employee."
They mailed us letters telling us what steps WE should take, putting the burden on us. And, last but not least, they have instructed "all VA employees to complete the cyber security and privacy awareness courses by June 30, 2006."
Somehow I am not feeling overly reassured.
Don Vito Corleone
Elite
Yeah, there's the rub. It seems to me firing him is a relatively secondary issue - it's like closing the gate after the herd has already escaped. AFAIK he is not accused of stealing or selling the laptop himself, just failing to protect it.
Yea, firing the guy won't solve this problem. At best it would just set an example of what can happen if you don't protect the data you're entrusted with adequately. But, from what I've heard, their policies were not particularly well understood or disseminated. So, training may well be in order.
Don Vito Corleone
Elite
Congress could do any number of things. They could, for example, pass legislation providing for the following:
a) Requiring free credit reports for affected vets on a monthly basis until/unless the VA can verify the information was not misused;
b) Provide affected vets with advocates, paid by the VA, to help them dispute entries in their credit reports;
c) Pay for monitoring by the credit agencies to watch for suspected abuse and report it to affected vets;
d) If necessary, underwrite necessary loans to vets who have had their identities stolenl
e) Increase federal prosecutions of and penalties for ID theft.
These are just off the top of my head; no doubt others will have better ideas.
hg321
Golden Member
from website
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This data loss potentially affects all veterans who have ever filed a claim for VA disability compensation, pension, or education benefits, or who have (or had) a VA insurance policy ? no matter when the claim was filed or when they were discharged. These veterans would be included even if their claim was denied or they are not currently receiving benefits.
VA automated its records systems about 1975 and began regular input of information received from DoD on all separating veterans. When VA automated its records systems, VA also input data from all historical claimant records that had been manually maintained by the agency.
We urge all veterans to be extra vigilant and monitor their financial accounts.
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This data loss potentially affects all veterans who have ever filed a claim for VA disability compensation, pension, or education benefits, or who have (or had) a VA insurance policy ? no matter when the claim was filed or when they were discharged. These veterans would be included even if their claim was denied or they are not currently receiving benefits.
VA automated its records systems about 1975 and began regular input of information received from DoD on all separating veterans. When VA automated its records systems, VA also input data from all historical claimant records that had been manually maintained by the agency.
We urge all veterans to be extra vigilant and monitor their financial accounts.
That sounds like that anyone who had ANY interaction with the VA at any time in the past 30 years could be affected.:|
judasmachine
Diamond Member
Yep I just found out my dad got one, and he served from 68 to 71. But he has diabetes, and has had the VA buying his insulin for a few years now, from what I understand. He also works for the VA.
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