Question

A contracting company recently completed its period of performance on a government contract and would like to destroy all information associated with contract performance. Which of the following is the best NEXT step for the company to take?
A. Consult data disposition policies in the contract
B. Use a pulper or pulverizer for data destruction
C. Retain the data for a period of no more than one year.
D. Burn hard copies containing PII or PHI

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Consult data disposition policies in the contract.

Explanation:

The disposition of data should be carefully handled. The data associated with government project should be handled with care as it may include sensitive information. To destroy the data the company should refer the agreement and see if there is any notes included regarding the data disposition policy. The course of action to destroy the data should be according to the agreement.