From: Nextgov
The Department of Veterans Affairs allowed contractors to access the agency’s network using personally owned laptops while traveling abroad in China and India, according to a federal inspector.
In one instance, a Chinese-born Teksystems contract employee worked on an unencrypted U.S.-bought computer that did not carry VA-sanctioned security software or settings. He then left the machine in China, VA Assistant Inspector General for Investigations James O’Neill said in a newly released redacted assessment.
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