FTFA, "When workstations are at the end of their lifecycle and retired... the hard drives are generally sent offsite to another government entity for physical destruction,"
So, this article is referencing an industry common practice - destroy the data. For the US Government, destroy the hard drive. For corporations who might resell the equipment, wipe the drive to DOD spec. Must not let data inadvertently leak because an intact hard drive made it through a GSA sale, eh? Or should the government put together a warehousing system to store and track hard drives from retired workstations?
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FTFA, "When workstations are at the end of their lifecycle and retired ... the hard drives are generally sent offsite to another government entity for physical destruction,"
So, this article is referencing an industry common practice - destroy the data. For the US Government, destroy the hard drive. For corporations who might resell the equipment, wipe the drive to DOD spec. Must not let data inadvertently leak because an intact hard drive made it through a GSA sale, eh? Or should the government put together a warehousing system to store and track hard drives from retired workstations?