Representative Henry A. Waxman 30th District of California

Recent Data Theft from VA Represents Ongoing Lack of Data Security at Federal Agencies

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Washington, Jun 8, 2006 - At a hearing of the House Government Reform Committee regarding the security of personal information at federal agencies, Rep. Waxman expresses deep concern over the recent theft of sensitive data on 26.5 million veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs. This breach represents a violation of trust of a remarkable magnitude. Rep. Waxman urges the Administration to provide a thorough accounting of this incident and to swiftly prepare plans to prevent these lapses in security from happening in the future at the VA and across all government agencies.