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Article: Reduce PII loss by proper disposal/ sanitization of unclass equipment.
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- CHIPS
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
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During the past year, the Department of the Navy has experienced problems relating to turning in excess information technology and office equipment that contain personally identifiable information (PII).
Disposed equipment most commonly found to contain PII includes: office desks, safes, file cabinets, copiers and computer hard drives. Recent audits by the Department of Defense Inspector General and the Naval Audit Service confirm that DON turn-in procedures have not been consistently followed, are inadequate or out-of-date.
While much of the turn-in process involves the Defense Reutilization Marketing Offices (DRMO), Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) or ...