Disposal of Federal Electronics Gary Thompson, CPPM Program Analyst Personal Property Policy Division Office of Government-wide Policy; GSA

Problem: Threat to Humans and Environment

Problem: Data Secu rity

Scope of Problem 10,000 Computers a WEEK!

National Strategy – The Government Leading by Example Establish a comprehensive and transparent government-wide policy on used Federal electronics that maximizes reuse, clears data and information stored on used equipment, and ensures that all Federal electronics are processed by certified recyclers.

National Strategy – The Government Leading by Example Encourage electronics manufacturers to expand their product take-back programs, and use certified recyclers as a minimum standard in those programs, by expanding the use of manufacturer take-back agreements in Federal electronics purchase, rental and service contracts

National Strategy – The Government Leading by Example Require and enable recipients of former Federal equipment that has been sold, transferred, or donated for reuse to use certified recyclers and follow other environmentally sound practices to the greatest extent possible.

National Strategy – The Government Leading by Example Improve tracking of used Federal electronics throughout the lifecycle and post comprehensive data sets on Data.gov and other publicly accessible websites.

Implementation of National Strategy FMR Bulletin issued February 29, –Electronic version at FMR Regulation drafted and GSA is obtaining comments. –We expect to have the regulation published by the end of the FY. –Major points are new policies and new reporting requirements.

FMR Bulletin B-34 Introduces the term “Federal Electronic Asset” (FEA); defines covered categories. Encourages reuse within Federal government. Facilitates donations to state and local entities. Allows for sale of FUNCTIONAL electronics. Prohibits bulk sales of non-functional FEA

FMR Bulletin B-34 (continued) Requires ultimate disposal to certified recyclers/ refurbishers. Prohibits landfilling and incineration. Encourages downstream recipients to dispose of FEA in a responsible manner. Changes the reporting requirements, deadlines, and dissemination of data.

Changes to Reporting Data collected via automated reporting tool for annual reports (non-federal recipients). Pushing the envelope to have reports submitted by October 15 of each year. Reports are much more granular to determine disposition. Data to be published on data.gov for transparency.

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