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IRS warns of agency impersonators
Posted on January 16th, 2011 No commentsThis week, IRS officials warned taxpayers to look out for con artists that use the agency’s name in order to steal from others.
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Dear Management
Posted on January 12th, 2011 No commentsI took the time to answer this survey which I generally will not, except that when I reached out to your staff for assistance when we had to appear in court to make a statement about a FG that was caught breaking in to my son’s car, one of your staff was so wonderful… We did not have anyone as understanding , prompt and/or as professional as Wilma. Please do commend her as she is definitely upholding the integrity of your agency and an asset to your center.
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GSA error exposes entire staff to potential identity theft
Posted on November 9th, 2010 No commentsA GSA employee’s error has exposed the Social Security numbers of everyone in the agency.
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U.S. Workers Are on Alert After Breach of Data
Posted on November 7th, 2010 No commentsAn employee of the General Services Administration sent the names and Social Security numbers of the agency’s entire staff to a private e-mail address.
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HP offers data integrity enhancements to CMS
Posted on October 17th, 2010 No commentsHP Enterprise Services has been awarded a task order worth up to $26 million by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to maintain its Integrated Data Repository (IDR) and provide data quality services to improve the accuracy of Medicare payment data. The task order is in support of the agency's administration of the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health records incentive programs created by the HITECH Act.
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Chairman Speaks on "FTC at 100: Into Our Second Century"
Posted on September 27th, 2010 No commentsNo Substitute for the Agency's Own Sustained Efforts to Get Things Right
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Bureau of Consumer Protection Deputy Director Richards To Leave FTC
Posted on September 22nd, 2010 No commentsFederal Trade Commission Chairman William E.
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FTC allows eight more months for Red Flags compliance
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 No commentsThe Federal Trade Commission again is pushing back the deadline for financial institutions and creditors to comply with the Red Flags Rules. This marks the fourth time the agency has delayed the deadline, now set for June 1, 2010. The rule had been scheduled to take effect Sunday.
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US Postal Inspection Services – Truth or Consequences: Fake Check Scams
Posted on October 21st, 2009 No commentsFrom the United States Postal Inpection Services. Talks about check scams and how to spot them.
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ChoicePoint Fined $275K for 2008 Breach
Posted on October 21st, 2009 No commentsFTC Data Broker Turned Off Tool That Would Have Detected Hack SoonerData broker ChoicePoint has agreed to a stronger data security program and will pay a $275,000 fine for a breach in 2008, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC says the company failed to implement a comprehensive information security program to protect consumers’ personal information, as required by the agency after ChoicePoint’s 2004 breach, which affected more than 160,000 U.S. consumers.
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