When is this crap going to stop?:

A hacker stole a file containing the names and Social Security numbers of 1,500 people working for the Energy Department’s nuclear weapons agency.

But in the incident last September, somewhat similar to recent problems at the Veterans Affairs Department, senior department officials were told only two days ago, officials told a congressional hearing Friday. None of the victims was notified, they said.

The data theft occurred in a computer system at a service center belonging to the National Nuclear Security Administration in Albuquerque, N.M. The file contained information about contract workers throughout the agency’s nuclear weapons complex, a department spokesman said.

So they decided to not even notify the people whose information was stolen. That is ridiculous. Who knows how many of these people are being a victim of identity theft and the government is assisting the criminals in it.

Can someone get us the social security number for Dick Cheney, George Bush, or any other prominent Republicans? I think it is time they learn what it is like having your vital information out there like that.