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.
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.