The federal and local agencies investigating the May 3 theft of computer equipment containing personal data for millions of veterans and active and reserve military members have recovered the stolen laptop and external hard drive. According to the FBI’s Baltimore field office, “a preliminary review of the equipment by computer forensic teams determined that the database remains intact and has not been accessed since it was stolen.” Experts are continuing a more examination.
The U.S. military is carrying out intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions along the southern border and off the coast of Mexico using U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint and U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft as part of the Pentagon’s effort to secure the southern border at the direction of President…