At least with hardware and digital media, there is some attempt by the
Feds to secure data. Social Security Administration offers employees
the ability to work from home 1 day a week, and has done so for the
past 8 years. Security is NON-EXISTENT.
These employees do not transport social security files in digital
format but, rather the HARD-COPY version. The tasks performed at home
work are the same as those performed in the office, and consist of
everything from simple "logging and filing of mail" to writing
correspondence, preparation of Exhibit Lists in Social Security
Appeals cases and entering medical information into the record. The
only security requirement: the employee must obtain (at their own
expense) a locking 2 drawer file cabinet. No independent verification
is ever done to see if the solitary requirement is met. Any individual
who is now in contact with SSA, or has in the past 6 years had reason
for correspondence/contact with any District or Hearing Office in any
Region, (other than typical employer payroll deductions) is at risk.
Realize, these are clerical staff - GS 8 is about the highest grade
most clerks ever attain. Factor in a 4+ year Grade increase and new
hire freeze, rapid depletion of the existing experienced work-force
thru retirement and use of temporary, part-time contract staff as a
stop gap measure, and the failures that lead to the VA incident pale
by in comparison.
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