DoD to tighten data security after exposing millions of vets’ info

[rangerrebew]

 DoD to tighten data security after exposing millions of vets’ info
 
October 08, 2019 Kyle Perisic
 

Officials at the Department of Defense announced Thursday it will revamp its Servicemembers Civil Relief Act databases after reports the department accidentally exposed the private information of millions of veterans and active-duty troops.

Leaders from Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) filed a lawsuit on July 31, 2017, against the department to force the changes, Military Times reported.

“Veterans are not a product. We will not let those who have exploited our defenders go unpunished,” VVA national president John Rowan said in a statement. “Monetizing our service members by sharing their personal information for profit while compromising their identities is despicable and damaging to our national defense.”

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/10/dod-to-tighten-data-security-after-exposing-millions-of-vets-info/

[SZonian]

First the OPM and now this...sheesh. 

Thanks a lot...not.