"It's no surprise that hundreds of computers and guns are missing from the Justice Department, but that doesn't make it any easier to swallow. This problem has real consequences, in criminal acts and danger to national security.
"According to the reports, the problem of missing guns at the FBI, in particular, is a mess, and it's been that way for years. It stems from weak discipline, lax standards, tardy reporting and few, if any, consequences. Tracking deadly weapons and computers with sensitive information may seem like housekeeping to some in law enforcement, but it's critical to public safety, national security and the credibility of these agencies.
"These reports make common-sense recommendations that should have been adopted years ago. At the very least, agencies like the INS and DEA need to buckle down and first figure out how many computers they're missing -- something they couldn't answer for this report."