Forensics specialists of the FBI are checking out the laptop computer and external hard drive that were stolen from a former VA employee’s home on May 3, exposing more than 26 million veterans and military personnel to potential identity theft. Officials investigating the theft announced Thursday that those computer pieces had been recovered. An initial check seemed to indicate that the data is still intact.
Unit commanders are being told to separate service members who can’t shave their cheeks and chin for medical reasons for more than a year, according to new guidance from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.