Data Theft: Employees Last to Know

Last September, a hacker accessed personnel records for 1,500 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration. Last week, the Energy Department told Congress about the intrusion. Then, over the weekend, the agency finally started notifying employees who were affected. Hmmm, what's wrong with this picture? Update: I was wrong. The theft actually occurred in June 2004. It took DOE more than a year to realize the data had gone missing.