A breakdown in security

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Names, SSNs compromised
Thousands of E-7, E-8 selectees affected


A breakdown in security
By Jim Tice - Times staff
Posted : Saturday Aug 23, 2008 6:53:25 EDT

Promotion selection lists containing the names and Social Security numbers of more than 50,000 active-component noncommissioned officers were compromised earlier this year and in 2005, according to officials familiar with an ongoing Army investigation.

The 2008 sergeant first class list that was compiled by a board that met in February initially was the subject of the probe. The public version of that 8,620-name list was released by Human Resources Command March 20.

Eight days later, Army officials at Criminal Investigation Command, commonly know as CID, notified Human Resources Command that the “close hold” version of the list made available to commanders and their designated representatives in mid-March had been improperly released over the Internet, according to Brig. Gen. Reuben Jones, adjutant general of the Army.

Just days after opening an investigation into the matter, CID officials determined that the prepositioned 2005 master sergeant list also had been compromised.

Human Resources Command was notified of that finding March 31.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/08/army_security_breach_082308w/%2e