State Department laptops missing

Courtesy CNET Tech blog  Wed, 05/07/2008 - 7:02pm

Hundreds of laptops used by the U.S. Department of State are missing, according to a report in the Congressional Quarterly.

Auditors found that the State Department had lost track of about $30 million worth of equipment, most of it laptops, the report says.

Given the sensitive and often secret ...


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