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VA has many privacy resources to assist Veterans should they believe their personal or health information has been compromised.

VA Privacy Service and Office of Information Security want to share with Veterans the importance of understanding privacy and security versus convenience and how to best protect their personal information.

A New video—“VA Privacy Officers: Your Data Protection Partners”—introduces VA’s Privacy Officers, Veterans’ key data protection partners.

If you have questions, the VA Privacy Service's new “Protecting Veteran Privacy” website has answers.

Knowing your privacy rights and keeping your personal information safe is paramount.

More than 650,000 Veterans are attending college on campus or online this year. Learning the best practices for maintaining your privacy while pursing higher education protects you and your VA benefits.

VA Privacy Service hosts its third Speaker Series event of the year in recognition of Military Kids Day, April 15, 2022.

At VA, your privacy is our priority. Read how VA’s privacy policies and practices adhere to data stewardship principles in managing web user data.

From banking information and email passwords to photos of memorable holidays and life events, our electronic devices store (and in some cases share) many pieces of valuable and sensitive data. Not sure if the information on your devices is as safe and secure as you’d like it to be? VA's Privacy Service recommends giving your devices a privacy checkup.

During the coronavirus pandemic, Americans have turned to accessing critical health care and financial services online and on their mobile devices. VA’s Office of Information and Technology (OIT) has security tools to protect Veterans’ personal information online.

The database is expected to serve as a national resource for an unprecedented scope of discovery, including in precision medicine.

The mission of VA Privacy Service is to preserve and protect the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of Veterans, their beneficiaries, and VA employees by promoting a culture of privacy awareness and maintaining the trust. The Privacy Service oversees and directs the development of VA’s privacy programs based on the Privacy Act of 1974 and makes recommendations to senior officials on privacy priorities. As the impact of privacy issues increase, VA’s Privacy Service implements strategies to meet those needs to ensure compliance with Federal and VA-specific privacy requirements.