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Identity Theft, Personal Financial Management training available on NKO
All Hands, August, 2006 by Colby Pierce
The Center for Personal Development (CPD) has posted a course through Navy Knowledge Online's (NKO) e-Learning to reduce Sailors' risks of becoming victims of identity theft.
The course, Identity Theft, is designed to educate Sailors on the simple steps they can take to avoid becoming a victim and the consequences they could have, both personally and professionally, if their information falls into the wrong hands.
The push for this course comes on the heels of news disclosed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that a duplicate database with data files was recently stolen from a VA employee's home. This robbery enabled the thief to gain access to the Social Security numbers and birthdays of more than 26.5 million veterans.
Master Chief Damage Controlman(SS/SW/SWCC/DV) Jon Manifold is the Learning Competency program manager for CPD. He stressed that it is imperative individuals obtain and review their credit reports carefully with the recent compromise of VA records.
"CPD is also creating the Personal Financial Management (PFM) Web page, which is linked via NKO,"Manifold said. "It provides a centralized area that can be accessed at any time by service members and their families to help guide them in the right direction toward financial security."
The PFM Web page allows service members and their family access to important financial information.
Manifold added that the law entitles everyone to one free credit report per year.
The PFM Web page can be viewed by clicking on the following link and then logging onto NKO: https://wwwa.nko.navy.mil/ portal/page?paf_pageId=pg1550 0042.
To enroll in the Identity Theft course, click on Identity Theft under What's New on the e-Learning homepage.
For more information on identity theft, go to the Federal Trade Commission's Web page at www.ftc.gov/idtheft.
Story by Colby Pierce, public affairs office, Naval Personnel Development Command.
COPYRIGHT 2006 U.S. Navy
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