Action in Congress

摘要

The government in late June recovered a stolen laptop computer and external hard drive. The hard drive contained sensitive data for up to 26.5 million veterans benefits beneficiaries, including 1.1 million active duty and 1.1 million Guard and Reserve members. An analyst with the Department of Veterans Affairs had taken the computer home and reported it stolen in a burglary. It was not immediately clear if the sensitive information, which included names, birth dates, and Social Security numbers, had been copied or misused in any way.