Media Advisory JPL Employees Call for Congressional Investigation into NASA Privacy Breech
“Employees at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena have called for an immediate Congressional investigation into NASA’s behavior in handling their personal data following the October 31 theft of a NASA laptop computer left unattended in a parked car in Washington DC. NASA waited two weeks before informing its employees that their personal information had been compromised and that they have been placed at risk of identity theft. The data on the stolen NASA laptop was not encrypted.”
Press Conference on NASA Data Breach JPL Employees Call for Congressional Investigation into NASA Privacy Breech
“We warned of this possibility five years ago when we filed our lawsuit. We were ignored by the courts. Now, unfortunately, by virtue of the cavalier behavior of a NASA bureaucrat our argument has been proven. Our nightmare of five years ago has become a reality. We therefore are asking Congress to conduct an investigation into NASA’s behavior in this unsavory affair and to develop new standards which protect the privacy of federal employees.”
– Questions Remain About Information on Stolen NASA Laptop, earlier post
– NASA IT Blunder Update, earlier post
– Yet Another NASA IT Blunder, earlier post
NASA is all about spreading the Congressionally mandated budget pork to the correct districts in a timely manner.
Sure, there will be some noise and indignation spewed from the legislators over this matter, but it will soon die down and be forgotten.
Bob, Dennis, Jim and a couple of dozen other JPL’ers boldly resisted those HSPD-12 background checks and fought it all the way to the Supreme Court. Now they are saying, “I told you so!” Unfortunately, even after having left NASA/JPL, they are paying the price of identity theft because NASA couldn’t properly manage their personal information. Indeed, an investigation is warranted!