"I am in the process of updating security policies and am also working with center CIOs on additional measures recommended by US-CERT to mitigate removable media risks, " wrote chief information officer Jonathan Pettus in an e-mail to employees.

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Recycling hazardous electronic equipment for material recovery (e.g. rare earth, and precious and other metals) in a manner which can substantially mitigate the hazards, entails significant costs.

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