The lack of accountability of these media increases the risk of loss or theft without possibility of detection," Horowitz wrote.
Both the FBI supervisor and contractor confirmed that they would not be aware if someone was to take hard drives from the pallets because these assets are not accounted for or tracked," Horowitz said.
Drives slated for destruction are often subject to insecure storage; an open pallet was stored for almost two years in a facility shared with other FBI functions.
The Office of Inspector General made three recommendations to the FBI about aligning its media storage methods with bureau standards.
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