A Navy sailor tried to access President Joe Biden’s medical records early this year, but the Pentagon said no information was compromised. According to the Navy, a sailor assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command searched for the name “Joseph Biden” in the military’s health care system, called Genesis. The Navy said the sailor searched “out of curiosity.”
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- Navy sailor disciplined for trying to access Biden’s health records early this year.
- Event: A Navy sailor attempted to access President Joe Biden’s medical records.
- Details: The incident occurred early this year when a sailor from the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command searched for “Joseph Biden” in the military’s health care system, Genesis, out of curiosity.
- Investigation and Outcome: The breach was reported by a co-worker, and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service concluded the accessed record was not the President’s. The sailor received administrative discipline but remains in the Navy.
- Response: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the White House were informed of the incident in February. The attempted breach was initially reported by CBS.
The Associated Press has the story:
Navy Sailor disciplined for trying to access Biden’s health records early this year
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A Navy sailor tried to access President Joe Biden’s medical records early this year, but the Pentagon said no information was compromised. According to the Navy, a sailor assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command searched for the name “Joseph Biden” in the military’s health care system, called Genesis. The Navy said the sailor searched “out of curiosity.”
A co-worker reported the breach of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigated and concluded that the record the sailor accessed was “not the electronic record of the President of the United States.”
Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, said that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was informed in February of the incident and so was the White House.
According to a defense official, the sailor, who has not been identified, received administrative discipline and remains in the Navy.
The attempted breach was first reported by CBS.
