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Defense Department to tighten data security after settlement with veterans group

By: Leo Shane III












Military officials will update an online database of troops' and veterans' information after outside advocates charged it could be used by scammers and identity thieves. (Staff Sgt. Tracy J. Smith/Georgia Army National Guard)
The Defense Department will revamp its Servicemembers Civil Relief Act databases following charges the online information sites exposed millions of troops’ and veterans’ personal information to identity thieves and scammers, officials announced Thursday.
Leaders from Vietnam Veterans of America, which filed a lawsuit against the department to force the changes, called the move an important step in ensuring that military members’ information is monitored and protected.

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