Five members of Congress have sent a bipartisan letter to the director of TRICARE, the military health program, asking detailed questions about a recent breach that affected 4.9 million beneficiaries.
In the incident, a TRICARE business associate, Science Applications International Corp., reported that unencrypted computer backup tapes containing TRICARE patient information, including Social Security numbers, were stolen from an employee's car (see: New Offer for TRICARE Breach Victims). TRICARE already faces a class action lawsuit as a result of the case (see: TRICARE Hit With $4.9 Billion Lawsuit).
In the Dec. 2 letter, the members of the House of Representatives characterize the breach as "an extremely serious and substantial lapse in security" and point out that SAIC has been responsible for at least six other security incidents.
"SAIC has received more than $20 billion in federal contracts over the previous three fiscal years, according to USA spending.gov," the letter notes. "This is despite the fact that federal officials have lodged complaints against the company's conduct for years."
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Source: govinfosecurity.com
By: Howard Anderson
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