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ID Theft Surges Among US Troops in UK
Stars and Stripes  |  November 18, 2008

The number of U.S. military members in England who have had their identity stolen this year continues to rise, the Air Force said last week. More

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Mystery Surrounds Cemetery Mix-Up
Associated Press  |  October 17, 2007

Stories abound about people pretending to be veterans while other veterans burnish their meager accomplishments in uniform with tales of heroism. More

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Army Takes Issue With Payday Loans
Army Times  |  August 29, 2007

"In reality, these loans are dangerous and damaging, requiring sky-high interest rates and often sending people into a downward financial spiral." More

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Personal Data for 35,000 Vets Stolen
Stars and Stripes  |  August 27, 2007

Personal records including addresses and Social Security numbers of more than 35,000 veterans and their families were stolen this month from the offices of a POW support organization in Texas. More

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Identity Thieves Hit Soldiers
Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  August 24, 2007

Two Atlanta teens with a taste for the finer things funded their shopping sprees by obtaining credit cards using the names of at least 15 out-of-state Soldiers teaching classes at Fort Benning More

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Army Lab Documents Found in Trash Bin
Associated Press  |  August 22, 2007

Boxes of documents containing personal information from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research were supposed to be shredded but instead turned up last week in a trash bin, police said. More

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Army Web Sites Sacrificing Security
Stars and Stripes  |  August 22, 2007

Army researchers found security violations on official service Web portals at nearly 40 times the rate of soldiers' blogs, according to documents from a digital watchdog group released last week. More

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Idaho Army National Guard Info Stolen
Associated Press  |  August 16, 2007

A small computer drive containing Social Security numbers and other personal information about every Army National Guard Soldier in Idaho has been stolen. More

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Marines Notified of Compromised Personal Information
Marine Corps News  |  August 02, 2007

Names and Social Security numbers of nearly 8,500 Marines were unintentionally posted on the Internet by Pennsylvania State University, who acquired the information under a research and study contract with the Marine Corps. More

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Nicholson Resigns from VA
Military.com  |  July 18, 2007

Jim Nicholson resigned from his post as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, effective no later than Oct. 1, 2007. "This coming February, I turn 70 years old," he said, "and I feel it is time for me to get back into business, while I still can." More

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