Waiting for the Ax to Fall at VA
Looks like more than one VA official is on the chopping block for letting data on 26 million veterans leave the building, where it could be stolen from an employee's home. Here's VA Secretary James Nicholson in a statement yesterday, on why it took so long for VA to report the theft of the data: “We are engaged in a very extensive review of individuals up and down the chain of command. As the person ultimately accountable to America’s veterans, I have the duty to know exactly what occurred and to hold people responsible."
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