Lost Laptop Dept: FBI says 160 of its laptops were lost or stolen

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Lost Laptop Dept: FBI says 160 of its laptops were lost or stolen

02-13-2007, 01:07 PM,

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Lost Laptop Dept: FBI says 160 of its laptops were lost or stolen

Quote:Nearly five years ago we told you about how the Feds have a bad habit of losing laptops.

Our August 2002 article said: "The Justice Department's inspector general said Monday that law enforcement groups including the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Marshals Service suffer from 'a lack of accountability,' with at least 400 laptop computers missing, lost or stolen."

Well, not much has changed. The Justice Department's inspector general on Monday released a report (PDF) that says: "Our follow-up audit found that over a 44-month period the FBI reported 160 weapons and 160 laptop computers as lost or stolen."...

full article: http://news.com.com/2061-11203_3-6158839.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news

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