The U.S. Secret Service's most recent scandal spectacularly
illustrates the need to enforce restrictions on access to databases
housing confidential information. According to a September 25,
2015, report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG), on March
25, 2015, a U.S. House of Representatives committee held a hearing
to address a breach of White House security protocol. At the
hearing, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) displayed what one senior
agent considered suspicious animus toward Secret Service Director
Joseph Clancy. Eighteen minutes into the hearing, because he was
"curious," the agent accessed a Secret Service database
containing prior employment applications and searched for
"Jason Chaffetz." The agent found and reviewed a record
indicating that Rep. Chaffetz had applied for a position with the
Secret Service 12 years prior, and had been rejected by the agency
at the time. The record contained Rep. Chaffetz's personally
identifiable information, including his
