VA and your PII not secure
The Washington Times reports that an audit of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs data systems reveals that the department has a “material weakness” in the way that it handles your personally identifiable information (PII);
The review found a list of problems including a lack of updates for security software, no monitoring of what programs were being installed on agency computers and little tracking of which personnel were accessing which systems.
Investigators also found that background checks weren’t timely, and that “personnel were not receiving the proper level of investigation for their position sensitivity level.”
As a result, “there is an increased risk that financial and personally identifiable information may be inadvertently or deliberately misused and may result in improper disclosure or theft,” the auditor said.
So, there’s really no problem, if you disregard the fact that the systems storing your PII aren’t secure and the people who are handling it might not be properly cleared to handle your information. So nothing to worry about. That’s sarcasm, if you didn’t recognize it.
Category: Veterans' Affairs Department
Nothing about this surprises me one bit. I am still using DOS based software for crying out loud.
Not to mention I don’t even know if they ever completed my background check, they hadn’t completed it when I was here almost a year.
Obama wants everyone to be treated equally so Vets are getting the same treatment as the general population is getting the the Obamacare Navigators. Not secure, no background checks and who know who’s information is going where?
I am no longer surprised that the VA is finding new and inventive ways to screw with those of us who served. First, they rubber-stamp everyone in the backlog as 10% to clear it and make the Resident look like a golden boy and how this.