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Reported mobile device loss in the federal government, 2006-2007.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention disclosed that 22 laptop PCs ' containing Defense Department personnel information ' were stolen from a contractor facility. A Labor Department laptop with information on more than 1,100 individuals was lost. An Internal Revenue Service employee had a laptop stolen from his vehicle. A Marine Corps employee lost a thumb drive containing personnel records on more than 200,000 enlisted Marines. Eight laptops holding Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services beneficiary and supplier information were stolen from a contractor's office. An IRS employee reported that a laptop with taxpayer information was stolen. A Social Security Administration employee lost a flash drive containing case information on six people. A Veterans Affairs Department analyst brought home a laptop with identity data on more than 26 million veterans and spouses. The laptop was subsequently stolen. CMS reported that a contractor lost a laptop with more than 49,000 personnel records. A Transportation Department laptop containing personal information on 133,000 Florida residents was stolen from a car in the Miami area. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reported that approximately 490 IRS laptops have been lost since 2003, many because of improper storage procedures. While riding a motorcycle, a Navy recruiter lost a laptop containing data on more than 30,000 applicants. The Census Bureau reported losing 672 laptops since 2001, of which 246 contained some personal data. The Army's Accessions Command in Fort Monroe, Va., reported that a laptop with personal information on 4,600 scholarship applicants for the Reserve Officer Training Corps was missing. The VA medical center in Birmingham, Ala., lost an external hard drive containing data on 250,000 veterans and 1.2 million health care providers. The Justice Department IG issued an audit showing that the FBI had lost 2.6 laptops per month during a 44-month period. The Energy Department reported 1,415 laptops missing during a six-year period, about 2 percent of its total inventory. The Government Accountability Office found that NASA could not account for more than $94 million worth of office equipment, including many computers.
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