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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (188752)	6/8/2006 8:16:30 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (2) of 281500

I'm sure it's not news to you about the compromise of Military/veteran personal data by the VA. Classic INFOSEC. We don't do anything until it happens. No one should be surprised... In 2005, Veterans Affairs earned an F on the annual federal computer security report card compiled by Davis's committee, the same grade it has received every year but one since the scorecard began in 2001. (It got a C in 2003.) The government-wide average for 2005 was a D-plus, but there were wide variations -- the Social Security Administration got an A-plus, while the departments of Defense and Homeland Security earned F's. I find it especially remarkable that DoD, in particular, gets an F. I'm not surprised one bit, but it is remarkable. You may or may not know that INFOSEC programs are taking budget hits right now. INFOSEC doesn't support GWOT, it's not important. I thought this was funny... A coalition of veterans groups filed a class-action lawsuit against the federal government yesterday, contending that privacy rights were violated and seeking $1,000 in damages for each affected veteran. washingtonpost.com I would bet that individuals of this coalition [as every other group] complain about frivolous law suits...but their law suit isn't frivolous. If successful, 2.2 million personal x $1K per....$2.2B jttmab

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