Gordaen’s Blog

Two days after the FBI announced they had apprehended two people who were believed to be responsible for the theft of a laptop containing over 26 million records of veterans (including names, addresses, social security numbers, etc.), the VA has found out that a subcontractor (Unisys) has “lost” a desktop containing 38,000 veteran’s records.

Here’s the quick recap: Stupid employee took home records against VA policy. His house was robbed and the records were stolen. You can read the official story too. Apparently the VA is going to have employees with access to records undergo a basic background check… but I didn’t read of any [...]