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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 11, 2011. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000062348, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Fort Wayne, IN
Issue:
A manual was developed for use in training and distributed to timekeepers at their annual meeting. Four pages in the manual were not redacted. Two pages had the employee's full name. Two pages had the employee's full name and full social security number.Payroll staff are currently going to each VA employee in the training to retrieve the manual back. Update: 05/12/11:Two (2) Employees will be sent letters offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The Privacy Officer has discussed with the Fiscal Service that any materials used for training purposes must first be reviewed by the Privacy Officer. Fiscal was not aware and will comply for any future training materials they developed.