Another follow-up to postings and resources for veterans impacted by recent data breach: “The FTC is advising veterans and their families to keep a close hold on their credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security numbers, passwords, and other sensitive personal information. One technique scammers use to get this information is phishing: they send an e-mail that appears to be from a well-known company, asking recipients to verify their personal information and luring them to a Web site that looks genuine, but is bogus. Scammers can lie on the telephone, as well, to get personal information.” [Link]
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Daily Archives: June 2, 2006
DHS Strengthening Preparedness for Hurricane Season
DHS Fact Sheet: Strengthening Preparedness for Hurricane Season – “DHS is dramatically increasing the nation’s stockpiles of relief supplies, retooling FEMA for the 21st century, updating disaster plans, supporting our state and local partners, and emphasizing individual and community preparedness.” Continue Reading
EPA National Priority Chemicals Trends Report
“EPA’s National Priority Chemicals Trends Report evaluates and analyzes 23 of the 31 Priority Chemicals (PCs) found in industrial wastes in the United States. PCs are chemicals that are persistent, highly toxic, and can accumulate in living organisms. The Trends Report is also a multi-purpose tool used for: tracking progress toward achieving EPA’s Government Performance… Continue Reading
Consumer Health Coalition Calls for Review of Consumer Data Security After Recent Breach
Follow-up to postings and resources for veterans impacted by recent data breach, this press release (includes text of letter to HHS): “Thirty organizations participating in the Consumer Coalition for Health Privacy yesterday asked U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to undertake a compliance review of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs… Continue Reading
DOT Report to Congress on Catastrophic Hurricane Evacuation Plan Evaluation
Report to Congress on Catastrophic Hurricane Evacuation Plan Evaluation, U.S. Department of Transportation in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, June 1, 2006 [HTML or PDF] Continue Reading
New Report on Enterprise Outbound Email Security
Outbound Email and Content Security in Today’s Enterprise, 2006 (free reg. reg’d): “Enterprises are becoming increasingly concerned about creating, managing and enforcing outbound email policies that ensure that messages leaving the organization comply with both internal rules as well as external regulations.” Continue Reading
New FOIA Guide and Privacy Act Overview to Be Published in November
“The Freedom of Information Act Guide & Privacy Act Overview contains the “Justice Department Guide to the Freedom of Information Act,” a detailed discussion of the FOIA’s substantive and procedural aspects that has become the primary FOIA reference volume; the “Privacy Act Overview,” an overview discussion of the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974… Continue Reading
CMS Posts Hospital Payment Information On Website
“…Medicare has posted…the costs it pays hospitals for 30 common elective procedures and other hospital admissions. The information is categorized by state and county and includes a range of prices, the national average payment for the procedure, and the number of cases the hospital has handled.” Continue Reading
DOJ Wants ISPs to Retain Customer Data For Potential Law Enforcement Action
The New York Times reported today that the “Justice Department is asking Internet companies to keep records on the Web-surfing activities of their customers to aid law enforcement, and may propose legislation to force them to do so.” Related news and documents: CDT: “The Justice Department’s mounting effort to persuade or compel ISPs and other… Continue Reading
DHS Anti-Terror Cuts to NYC Met With Strong Negative Response
“Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Peter T. King commented on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) announcement to cut New York Citys Anti-Terrorism funding by nearly 40% from last year: As far as I’m concerned, DHS and the Administration have declared war on New York City, and I am going to fight this as hard… Continue Reading
Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission Releases Report
The Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC) released its report entitled WEAPONS OF TERROR: Freeing the World of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms on June 1, 2006. Continue Reading
