Excessing of Computers Used for Unclassified Controlled Information at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, IG-0759

The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Livermore AND OBJECTIVES National Laboratory (LLNL) is a research and development institution that supports the core mission of national security. The University of California manages and operates LLNL for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). DOE spends over $2 billion each year on information technology and has a current inventory of approximately 800 information systems, including up to 115,000 personal computers, many powerful supercomputers, numerous servers, and a broad array of related peripheral equipment. The unclassified computers and electronic memory devices in these information technology systems may contain “unclassified controlled information.” This term includes unclassified controlled nuclear information, proprietary information, export controlled information, official use only information, and personally identifiable information, which can include employee social security number, place of birth, and date of birth. DOE has long recognized the importance of protecting unclassified controlled information stored on computers and other electronic memory devices, particularly when this equipment is no longer needed and becomes excess property. Excess property items, including unclassified computers and other electronic memory devices, may be transferred for reuse within DOE facilities or other governmental agencies, donated for educational purposes, sold, or salvaged.