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NASA ARC Memo: Breach of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – July 1, 2013

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Dissent

Status Report Source: Ames Research Center

Subject: Breach of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – July 1, 2013
From: ARC-HR
Date: July 10, 2013

On Monday July 1, 2013 an email message was sent to all Civil Servants titled “Supreme Court Decision on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Federal Employee Benefits.” The email was intended to inform employees of the changes to Federal benefits in light of the recent Supreme Court decision. A Standard Form 2809 – Changes to Federal Health Benefits–was attached to the message which erroneously contained Personally Identifiable Information (PII) for an individual employee. This privacy breach was limited to NASA Ames Research Center Civil Servants, no contactor employees received the message or attachment.

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