The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report which concludes that the lack of a broad, uniform policy allows for unnecessry of exposure of Social Security numbers. The GAO recommends:
the Office of Management and Budget identify those federal activities that require or engage in the display of SSNs on health insurance, identification, or any other cards issued to federal government personnel or program beneficiaries, and devise a governmentwide policy to ensure a consistent approach to this type of display. All agencies that reviewed a draft of this report generally agreed with our findings and recommendation.
The 65-page report or highlights are both available in PDF format.
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