Groups Urge Review of Veterans Data Practices - CDT has joined a coalition of public interest groups calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to launch a compliance review of the Department of Veterans Affairs over the data breach that exposed the personal data of millions of veterans to a common burglar. Leavitt has the authority to review the security breach under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Thirty organizations organized by Washington-based Health Privacy project signed the letter urging Leavitt to exert his statutory authority. June 01, 2006

• Leavitt Letter June 01, 2006 [off-site]
• Policy Post: VA Breach May 31, 2006
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