VA Privacy Service presents “Protecting PACT Act Benefits from Identity Theft Scammers”

While a monumental and historic achievement for Veterans, The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act can also present new opportunities for scammers to commit fraud. Register for this VA Privacy Service event to ensure you are one step ahead of cybercriminals.

During this virtual panel discussion, attendees will learn how to protect, report, and recover from identity theft, which includes your PACT Act benefits if you’re a Veteran. Expert panelists will discuss how VA staff and contractors, federal employees, and the wider Veteran community can:

• Safely engage in online activities such as social media, browsing, shopping, and personal finances,
• Identify personal information you should never disclose,
• Spot signs of risky websites and offers, and suspicious account activity.

Panelists:

• Carol Kando-Pineda, Counsel, Division of Consumer and Business Education, Federal Trade Commission
• Monica Rivera, Chief Stakeholder and Organizational Change Management, Benefits Delivery Protection and Remediation, Office of Financial Management, Veterans Benefits Administration

Steps to register for the event:

1. Click the VA IT Campus link.
2. If you are a VA employee or contractor with an active PIV badge, select the “Continue with PIV card” option. If you are unable to use the PIV option, please “Use email and password instead.” If this will be your first time, please “Register” for a VA IT Campus account.
3. Click “Register” for the event.
4. Click “Add to calendar” and then click “Save.”
5. Open the calendar download appearing in the lower left of your screen.
6. Click “Save & close.”

On the day of the event, click on the VA IT Campus session link provided in the calendar invite. You’ll log in again either as a VA employee, contractor, or as a guest to watch the live event. The link goes live 30 minutes before the event.

Credits:

• VA employees with a VA IT Campus account are eligible to receive one (1) TMS credit. If you have not logged in to your VA IT Campus account recently, you may need to reset your password. Individuals without VA credentials are not eligible to receive the TMS credit.
• All attendees are eligible to receive one (1) International Association of Privacy Professional (IAPP) Continuing Privacy Education (CPE) credit with self-certification after the event.

For questions regarding the event, please contact vaprivacycommunications@va.gov. VA Privacy Service is proud to support Identity Theft Awareness Week and similar efforts to ensure that employee and Veteran data remains protected.