Alan C. Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 US marshals lost 2,200 encrypted radios worth $6 mln Each radio ranges in price from about $2,000 to $5,000, bringing the total value of the 2,200 lost devices to about $6 million. “This issue is in large part attributable to poor record keeping as a result of an older property-management system, as opposed to equipment being lost,” USMS spokesman Drew Wade told the Journal. The agency’s Office of Strategic Technology noted the problem in a 2011 presentation. In March of this year, the agency concluded a nationwide inventory of its equipment and discovered the missing items. Some unnamed officials told the Journal that the count of missing devices has since grown to at least 4,000. "It is apparent that negligence and incompetence has resulted in a grievous mismanagement of millions of dollars of USMS property," stated the 2011 presentation. "Simply put, the entire system is broken and drastic measures need to be taken to address the issues…The 800 pound elephant in the room needs to finally be acknowledged."
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