• VA’s Privacy Service hosts event focused on protecting Veteran infomation

    VA’s Privacy Service hosts event focused on protecting Veteran infomation

    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.

  • ICYMI: VA holds first collaborative Twitter chat on Veteran Identity Theft

    ICYMI: VA holds first collaborative Twitter chat on Veteran Identity Theft

    VA recently partnered with the Federal Trade Commission as well as the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to discuss ways Veterans and their beneficiaries can combat identity theft.

  • Simple rules to help avoid identity theft and the holidays

    Simple rules to help avoid identity theft and the holidays

    VA is doing many things to prevent identity theft for Veterans, from mandatory training for all employees and contractors in cybersecurity awareness and privacy to eliminating the use of Social Security numbers in its business processes.

  • Tips for Veterans on protecting yourself from identity theft

    Tips for Veterans on protecting yourself from identity theft

    VA’s More Than a Number program seeks to educate Veterans and their families about identity theft prevention, providing information on ways to protect personal data and on steps to take if you think that data has become compromised. Read below for some of the tips that can be found on the More than a Number website: