A separate review revealed 297 instances of loss or compromised sensitive personal information between 2003 and today. These included 217 laptops, 15 handheld devices and 46 thumbdrives; the rest involved documents or other materials. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez said the agency will move to improve management, accountability, inventory controls, encryption and training.
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A study pegging the number of data and equipment losses since 2001 shows that the Census Bureau was responsible for the bulk of the incidents.
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