GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) earned the
"Impacter" Dynamite Award for IdentityTheft.gov, a new website that
supports victims of identity theft, at the recent 2016 ACT-IAC
Igniting Innovation Awards event. This award is given to the
nomination making the greatest magnitude of innovation results and
benefits.
IdentityTheft.gov, developed by Lockheed Martin Information
Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) under paid contract with
the FTC, was launched on January 21,
2016. The mobile and tablet-friendly site allows consumers
to report identity theft complaints and securely access a free,
personalized guide to recovery that helps streamline many of the
steps involved. The site offers an array of easy-to-use tools,
which enable identity theft victims to create the documents they
need to alert police, the main credit bureaus and the Internal
Revenue Service, among others.
"The FTC received more than 490,000 identity theft complaints in
2015, which represents a 50% increase from 2014," said Scott Gray, vice president of information
technology and security solutions at Lockheed Martin Information
Systems & Global Solutions. "There is every indication that
these numbers are only expected to grow. We worked in partnership
with FTC to develop a one-stop resource that makes it easy for
victims to report their identity theft complaints and access
resources to report and remediate their concerns."
IdentityTheft.gov aims to deliver exceptional customer service
by augmenting the online self-service capabilities with appropriate
assisted services including Web chat and call center support, when
needed. Together, this provides a mission-centric, multi-channel
citizen service that is focused on assisting consumers in
remediating their identity theft concerns anywhere, at any time,
and on any device. In the first three months after the launch of
IdentityTheft.gov, 116,000 consumers had set up accounts to access
their personalized recovery plan. At this rate, it is estimated
that over 500,000 consumers will benefit from IdentityTheft.gov on
an annual basis.
For additional information, visit our website:
www.lockheedmartin.com/IT.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
125,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and
services.
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