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More Federal Agencies Report Missing Laptops
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Wednesday, January 10 2007 @ 07:30 AM CST -
Contributed by: PrivacyNews - Fed. Govt.

WASHINGTON - Over the past five years, the United States Department of Defense has reported 60 laptop computers missing or stolen from their inventory.

According to documents obtained by WTOP through a Freedom of Information Act request, the DOD is not alone. Many of other federal agencies have reported similar or even higher numbers:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: 319
Department of Interior: 240
Environmental Protection Agency: 60
Department of Labor: 57
National Institute of Standards and Technology: 35
International Trade Administration: 30
Department of Housing and Urban Development: 15
U.S. Patent and Trademark: 9