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<P> Lost F.B.I. Laptops Still a Problem, Inspector Says<BR><BR>Article
Tools Sponsored By<BR>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS<BR>Published: February 12,
2007<BR><BR>Filed at 11:57 a.m. ET<BR><BR>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Between three and
four FBI laptop computers are lost or stolen each month on average and the
agency is unable to say in many instances whether information on the machines is
sensitive or classified, the Justice Department's inspector general said
Monday.<BR><BR>The inspector general said the FBI is doing a better job of
reducing the number of thefts and disappearances of weapons and laptop
computers, but that not all problems were corrected as urged in a report five
years ago.<BR><BR>''Perhaps most troubling, the FBI could not determine in many
cases whether the lost or stolen laptop computers contained sensitive or
classified information,'' said the report. ''Such information may include case
information, personal identifying information, or classified information on FBI
operations.''<BR><BR>In a report five years ago, the inspector general said 354
weapons and 317 laptop computers were lost or stolen during a 28-month
review.<BR><BR>The new report found that 160 weapons and 160 laptop computers
were lost or stolen over a 44-month period.<BR><BR>The FBI said it was preparing
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