If someone as important as the Director of the IRS has a hard disk failure, wouldn’t the expense (couple thousand dollars) of a data recovery operation be justified?
Why was this disk destroyed, when it likely contained sensitive and valuable information (not just emails) that wasn’t backed up to a server?
THE DATA IS NOT STORED ON THEIR LOCAL HARD DRIVE.
It is stored on a server that gets backed up daily. And that server has at least one or more backup servers as well. In other words they are replicated in more than one location. The reason for this is for catastrophic events like hurricanes or fire.
Now, why won't anyone ask the question:
"What would happen if a computer was lost in a fire, flood, stolen or any other event?"
I've been in IT for 30 years and have lots of experience with data recovery and networking. Simply put, they are ALL lying and covering for their king. They should all be in prison by now.