Section 1030(a)(3) covers unauthorized access to any federal government computer, making it illegal to access any government computer without authorization. While this section seemingly overlaps with section 1030(a)(2), the reasoning behind the two sections is different, section 1030(a)(2) covers the access of federal government computers with the intent of obtaining protected information. Section 1030(a)(3) covers all unauthorized access to federal computers regardless if any information was obtained or not.