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Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 2, 2012. Also cited in 133 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000073591, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 19 Salt Lake City, UT
Issue:
Four Veterans' information was mailed to another Veteran. Update: 04/03/12:All four Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services, as their full SSN's and dates of birth were disclosed.
Outcome:
4-5-12 - Employee was issued a written counseling letter from their Supervisor and reminded to be very diligent about checking mailings to ensure that other Veterans information is not included in the envelope.