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Committee Report Finds Data Breaches Throughout Federal Government

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Press release: “In a report released today, Reps. Davis and Waxman summarize information provided to the Committee by 19 federal departments and agencies regarding the loss or compromise of personal information since January 2003. The report finds that every agency has experienced at least one such breach and that the agencies do not always know what information has been lost or how many individuals could be affected.”
Key Conclusions:

  • 1. Data loss is a government-wide occurrence.
  • 2. Agencies do not always know what has been lost.
  • 3. Physical security of data is essential.
  • 4. Contractors are responsible for many of the reported breaches.
  • October 13, 2006 – Staff Report Agency Data Breaches Since January 1, 2003
  • Agency Response Letters Part One
  • Agency Response Letters Part Two
  • Related postings on ID theft and cybercrime
  • OMB issued a memorandum of Recommendations for Identity Theft Related Data Breach Notification, from Clay Johnson, Deputy Director for Management, September 22, 2006

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