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Federal Cybersecurity Data Breach and
Government Security Compromises at

DOE and NSA By Dave Sumner

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Back in October I received a troubling Feds have screwed up, but they want to
letter. I knew it was trouble when my ex- break it to you gently so that it doesn’t

wife called and said I had received a letter sound as bad as it really is. I warily read
at her address (where I used to live) that how “On August 14, 2013, the U.S.

looked “official.” Fortunately, we are on Department of Energy (DOE) issued
good terms and since it has been almost a DOECAST to employees regarding
eight years we have an understanding that a recent cyber incident that occurred

all my junk mail goes into her recycling at the end of July and resulted in the
bin. I asked her who the “official” looking unauthorized disclosure of Personally

letter was from and she said the “United Identifiable Information (PII).” I knew
States Department of Energy,” or DOE. that a “DOECAST” was an agency-
I worked for DOE for fifteen years until wide message, but also knew that you

2006. My mind immediately jumped to stop receiving those when you no longer
the worst case scenarios, like maybe they work there. So, why were they telling

had paid me too much for my unused me this, and why now? I thought there
vacation and wanted it back. In the end, had been some sort of mix-up and
that scenario would have been better. they had confused me with a current

employee. At least I hoped so, because
The letter started with what I immediately I could read between the lines of their
recognized as “bureaucratic cover.” bureaucratic cover that they were really
Bureaucratic cover is when the saying “hey, we lost some people’s

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