The U.S. General Services Administration has issued a blanket purchase agreement to a Massachusetts firm specializing in identity theft monitoring services. According to Identity Force, a subsidiary of Bearak Reports, the company received the government's order on August 14, shortly after the well publicized data breaches of U.S. military personnel records.
Identity Force says it is the only firm on the BPA that also provides Social Security Number Monitoring, Credit Card Monitoring and Public Record Directory Monitoring & Deletion. These three additional elements provide a proactive and preemptive frontline defense that notifies consumers if anyone is attempting to steal his/her identity, and is a more effective response to data breaches than only providing credit report monitoring.
The GSA issued the Credit Monitoring Blanket Purchase Agreement on August 14, 2006, shortly after the Veteran's Administration experienced one of the largest data breaches on record.
Federal Agencies that experience a data breach can select Identity Force as a pre-approved vendor to provide credit monitoring and other identity theft prevention solutions that will protect individuals whose personal information has been compromised. Identity Force will immediately execute a planned response directly matched to the risk level of the exposure. The BPA contract will be in effect for five years.
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