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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 March 1, 2013. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000086291, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Detroit, MI
Issue:
HR assistant stated that the civilian army record of a new employee was requested from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) so HR could give appropriate work history credit, pay etc. Record was requested in August and never received. HR finally notified on 2/27/13 the record was sent by USPS to this facility but not via any tracking mechanism where someone would have to sign for the package. HR assistant reported to PO today of various attempts to locate record without success. PO made recommendations of other areas within facility to check in the meantime of possible locations where record could have been delivered to in error. Because record has not been found and it contains a high volume of PII, SSN, full name, home address, credentialing information etc. it is recommended for credit monitoring since it has not been determined definitively that it was received at this facility. Update: 03/01/13:The Veteran will be offered credit protection services.
Outcome:
Although HR Specialist not 100% sure the record never reached this facility, they will continue to search all areas within and outside of the department. For any future record requests, they will request that the National Personnel Records Center mail the records using a secure source with a tracking method.