What do you do when you need to destroy massive of classified information stored on digital devices? If you are the U.S. Navy, you issue a solicitation for incineration services able to reduce 4,000 pounds of IT equipment “to ash.” The devices were housed by projects working on “land-based weapons system testing, directing energy weapons testing…and research rocket launch support,” according to its website. Due to the sensitivity of the soon-to-be-destroyed data, only federal employees are permitted to transport the devices, and the incineration will be overseen by project employees.
Source: The Navy Needs 2 Tons of Storage Devices Burned to Ash – Nextgov
