... VA AFTER DATA THEFT -- Rick Romley gets three-month contract to investigate ... VA Secretary Jim Nicholson has given Rick Romley a three-month contract to investigate ...htm Or...is the Romley appointment just another example of political cronyism? Let's see what Romley digs up. Story here.. ...------- Romley to advise VA after theft Attorney will ... WASHINGTON - Former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley was tapped Wednesday as a special data ... theft. It remained unclear Wednesday whether Romley's investigation will delve into that delay. But Romley's appointment comes a day after... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes JUN 06/newsflash06-01-2006-7.htm
2. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 07-12-2007 #3 -- RICK ROMLEY REJOINS VA DATA LOSS PROBE -- Former Maricopa County Attorney will rejoin efforts to investigate the theft of 26.5 million veterans' personal information.nf071207-3.htm
...-2007 #3 -- RICK ROMLEY REJOINS VA DATA LOSS PROBE -- ...: Javascript Bookmark Printer Friendly Page RICK ROMLEY REJOINS VA DATA LOSS PROBE -- ... told it was recovered? More on Romley here... http:/ ...- With Griffis now behind bars, Romley rejoins VA data probe J. Craig ... investigator and former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley will rejoin efforts to investigate the theft ....5 million veterans personal information. Romley said he has accepted Bush administration Veterans ... to work on the Griffis case, Romley said. Romley s return to Washington also will mark... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/nf071207-3.htm
... Ariz. ) Attorney Richard M. Romley as his new Special Advisor for Information Security. 'Rick Romley is a well-respected attorney and ...' During this assignment with VA, Romley will serve as a Special Advisor to ..., reporting directly to Secretary Nicholson. Romley will be responsible for evaluating the current ... security procedures within VA,' said Romley. 'Over the next few months ... prevent future information security incidents.' Romley's appointment comes a day after ...5 million veterans was potentially compromised. Romley is nationally recognized as a leader in ... most populated county in the country. Romley has testified before Congress on the issues... http://www.vawatchdog.org/vapressrelease/vapressrelease05-31-06-2.htm
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 08-01-2007 #1 -- THE NEW VA SECRETARY: A RECESS APPOINTMENT WOULD DO "END-RUN" ON CONFIRMATION PROCESS -- Recess appointment would eliminate confirmation hearings and the new Secretary would serve until the end of the Bush Administration.nf080107-1.htm
... is a big push to name Rick Romley, the high-profile Arizona prosecutor. Romley served three months with the VA investigating ....5 million veterans. Now, Romley is back. Just days before Nicholson announced his resignation, he brought Romley back to to VA, supposedly to ... Was this just a move to position Romley for the Secretary position? There would be a perception problem if Romley got the nod: Do we want ...benevolent" organization. For more on Romley, use the VA Watchdog search engine ...ses search.php?q=romley&op=and Whoever gets the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAUG07/nf080107-1.htm
... Agency can't account for dozens of computers and hard drives containing personal information on veterans. GAO REPORT: VETERANS' DATA STILL AT RISK (07-25-07) A weak overall control environment...poses a significant security vulnerability to the nation's veterans with regard to sensitive data. RICK ROMLEY REJOINS VA DATA LOSS PROBE (07-12-07) Former Maricopa County Attorney will rejoin efforts to investigate the theft of 26.5 million veterans' personal information. VA EMPLOYEE TRIED TO MASK EXTENT OF LATEST DATA BREACH (07-11-07) An IG computer forensic analysis prompted him to admit... http://www.vawatchdog.org/va data theft news.htm
... notification to veterans that some of the most sensitive data was out there." Also yesterday, VA Secretary Jim Nicholson announced that he had named Richard M. Romley, a former prosecutor from Maricopa County, Ariz., as his new special adviser for information security. Romley, a Marine Corps veteran, will evaluate the department's computer security procedures and recommend improvements. The move follows the resignation last week of Michael H.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes JUN 06/newsflash06-01-2006-9.htm
7. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-27-2007 #3 -- NICHOLSON WANTS TO CUT DELAYS IN VETS' PAY, BUT LEAVES JOB TO HIS SUCCESSOR -- VA Secretary suddenly full of good ideas for agency as he prepares to leave.nf092707-3.htm
... them are people that will continue to have great concern and priority for veterans that this president has had.'' -Declined to speculate who might succeed him. Among the names mentioned have been current VA deputy secretary Gordon Mansfield; Thomas Harvey, assistant secretary for congressional and legislative affairs; and former Arizona prosecutor Richard Romley, who served for three months as a special adviser on information security after last year's theft of 26.5 million veterans' data. ``I think the president will pick a good person to come here,'' said Nicholson, who has briefed Bush several times on a successor. `... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf092707-3.htm
... identity information and expedite full assistance to affected people. As part of VA's efforts to prevent such an incident from happening again, Secretary Nicholson previously announced a series of personnel changes in the Office of Policy and Planning, where the breach occurred; the hiring of former Maricopa County (Ariz.) prosecutor Richard Romley as a Special Advisor for Information Security; the expedited completion of Cyber Security Awareness Training and Privacy Awareness Training for all VA employees; that an inventory be taken of all positions requiring access to sensitive VA data by June 30, 2006, to ensure that only those employees who need such access to do their jobs... http://www.vawatchdog.org/vapressrelease/vapressrelease06-21-06.htm
... could face. This week, Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson announced Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Mclendon would step down. The data analyst whose laptop and disks were stolen in a home burglary has been dismissed. His acting department head, Dennis Duffy, has been placed on administrative leave. On Wednesday, Nicholson named attorney Richard Romley as his new special adviser for information security. Nicholson said he was angry that employees did not tell him of the May 3 burglary until May 16. The public, and veterans, found out about the security problem May 22. Pending legislation would carry fines for companies for every day the public is not notified... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes JUN 06/newsflash06-01-2006-10.htm
... identity information and expedite full assistance to affected people. As part of VA's efforts to prevent such an incident from happening again, Secretary Nicholson previously announced a series of personnel changes in the Office of Policy and Planning, where the breach occurred; the hiring of former Maricopa County (Ariz.) prosecutor Richard Romley as a Special Advisor for Information Security; the expedited completion of Cyber Security Awareness Training and Privacy Awareness Training for all VA employees; that an inventory be taken of all positions requiring access to sensitive VA data by June 30, 2006, to ensure that only those employees who need such access to do their jobs... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes JUN 06/newsflash06-21-2006-13.htm
