ATF Under Bush Cannot Account For Many Missing Weapons, Laptops

ATF Under Bush Cannot Account For Many Missing Weapons, Laptops

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had 76 weapons and 418 laptop computers lost, stolen or go missing in a five-year period through 2007, according to a report released on Wednesday.

The report by the department's inspector general said the bureau, known as the ATF, had serious weaknesses in its controls over weapons, laptops and ammunition, with much of the problems due to employee carelessness and failure to follow policy.

It said the rate for lost, stolen, or missing weapons at the ATF was nearly double those of other Justice Department law enforcement agencies like the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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