Locked Laptops Lost

We're in the process of learning just how many federal employees' laptops are stolen every year. Because now every time it happens, agencies feel compelled to issue press releases providing details, lest they end up taking the kind of flogging Veterans Affairs and Energy Department officials have endured for less-than-timely disclosures. Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission reported that two of its laptops were stolen from a car. (More precisely, a "locked vehicle," the agency took pains to note.) The FTC has notified 110 people that some personal information about them was contained on the computers.