30 Apr 2014 | Holes in history, Inadequate Systems, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Incomplete records, Systemic failure
When Ortiz went to pick up a copy of his high school transcript, he couldn’t believe what he was told. “There was no record of transcripts,” explained Ortiz. “No records of anything. No records of grades, graduation, nothing.” It was like he never attended Forest...24 Nov 2013 | Holes in history, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction
Nanaimo resident Kenneth Young says he was shocked to learn that not only were his medical records from a now-closed military hospital destroyed four years ago, but so were 27,381 boxes of veterans’ medical records nationwide. Read more: Times Colonist, November...5 Nov 2013 | Catastrophes, Holes in history, Incomplete records
Last Wednesday, Capps — who represents more than 50,000 veterans in her 24th District — introduced a bill called the Veterans’ Record Reconstruction Act that would streamline the process by which servicemen and servicewomen prove their eligibility for benefits or...20 May 2013 | Holes in history, Inadequate Systems, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Incomplete records, Operational Failures, Systemic failure
The top Republican and Democrat on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs are demanding more information from defense Secretary Chuck Hagel about lost Army field records from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the subject of a ProPublica investigation last year. In...26 Apr 2012 | Holes in history, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction
OTTAWA – The prime minister’s mail room has lost some historical documents on sports, music and politics — and the material appears to have been accidentally shredded. The package of six documents arrived in the busy mail facility last May 5. The...11 Apr 2012 | Holes in history, Incomplete records
World War II veteran Donald Madsen intends to leave his service medals to his grandson. Madsen said he was awarded the Combat Infantrymen Badge and the Prisoner of War medal. … Christopherson, 87, graduated from basic training in Hawaii on Dec. 6, 1941, and was...9 Feb 2012 | Holes in history, Lack of transparency
NEW DELHI, 9 FEB: The records of correspondence between Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed relating to the Emergency proclamation in 1975 are not traceable in PMO files prompting a direction by the Central Information Commission (CIC) to...25 Jan 2012 | Catastrophes, Holes in history, Incomplete records
It was the world’s worst nuclear crisis for 25 years. But now, Japan’s energy minister has admitted no one thought of keeping records of top-level discussions in the critical early days after disaster struck at the Fukushima plant. The admission, and...30 Nov 2007 | Holes in history, Inadequate Systems, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Incomplete records
A group of Vietnam War veterans has a score to settle with Brendan Nelson, the departing defence minister and the new leader of the Liberal Party. The veterans say they wrote to Dr Nelson earlier this year and asked him to explain why there is no trace of records from...
