Two New Data Breaches of Veterans' Personal Information

VA reports new data breaches 05/16/2010. The Veterans Affairs Department has notified lawmakers of two recent data breach incidents, according to a House committee aide. One breach was a contractor's laptop that was stolen on April 22 and contained unencrypted personal information on 616 veterans. The second breach occurred this month and involved "thousands" of veterans' personal information at a VA facility, according to the congressional source familiar with the breach, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Both incidents occurred in Texas. Federal Times