The chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), is pleased that investigative agencies have recovered the computer equipment containing personal data of more than 26 million veterans, but he may still move ahead with plans that might include directing DOD and VA to stop using Social Security numbers as personal identifiers. Government Executive reports that is one of several proposals Buyer is considering as part of legislation to try to prevent a recurrence of the VA nightmare. Buyer said Thursday that he was “optimistic” that no data has been compromised, however, he does not intend to relinquish his committee’s “clear” charge—ensuring the clean up of VA information management problems.
As L3Harris proves its OA-1K Skyraider II special operations aircraft can carry a signals intelligence sensor and electronic attack weapon, a key congressional committee is poised to boost production of the converted Air Tractor prop plane.