U.S. Dept. of Energy Reports Losing 1, 400 Laptops in Six Years

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

Courtesy Fergie <fergdawg () netzero net>

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Via GCN.com.

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The Energy Department notified Congress yesterday that it has lost 1,427 
laptop PCs over the past six years. The department said none of the 
laptops contained classified information.

The figure represents approximately two percent of its current inventory 
of laptop computers, or approximately 71,874 units used either by agency 
personnel or contractors.

The Energy Department statement broke down the missing laptops by year, 
with 144 reported missing for 2001, 248 in 2002, 256 in 2003, 258 in 2004, 
223 in 2005 and 205 in 2006. Another 81 laptops were identified as 
missing, though the years those went missing were not disclosed. The 
agency revealed the information in response to a Freedom of Information 
Act request filed by WTOP, a Washington, D.C., news radio station.

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More:
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/44344-1.html
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