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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 3, 2012. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000075048, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Battle Creek, MI
Issue:
VA Form 4659 (Incentive Awards Recommendation and Approval) which contains employee's full SSN was scanned into the wrong employee's eOPF file in error by VA staff. Update: 05/04/12:The employee whose SSN was disclosed will be offered credit protection services.
Outcome:
Credit monitoring letter has been delivered to the impacted employee. Education has been provided to the responsible employee.