I'm guessing someone somewhere said that "it must be stored in hard copy in a safe" and the answer was in the range of "we don't have a safe, we'll be fine".
Or worse, if it's like where I worked in the past, they're still in the buying process for a safe (started 13 months ago) and the analysts are building up a general plan for the management of the safe combination.
They still have to start the discussions with the union to see how they'll adapt the salary for the people that will have to remember the code for the safe and who's gonna be legally responsible for anything that happens to the safe.
Last follow-up meeting summary is "everything's going well but we'll have to modify the schedule and postpone the delivery date of a few months, let's say 6 to be safe"
Not just financial / process barriers. I worked for a company in the early 90's that needed a large secure safe to store classified documents and removable hard drives. A significant part of the delay in getting it was figuring out how to get it into the upstairs office where it would be located. The solution involved removing a window and hiring a crane.
When we later moved to new offices, somebody found a solution that involved a 'stair-walking' device that could supposedly get the safe down to the ground floor. This of course jammed when it was halfway down the stairs. Hilarity ensued.
Or worse, if it's like where I worked in the past, they're still in the buying process for a safe (started 13 months ago) and the analysts are building up a general plan for the management of the safe combination. They still have to start the discussions with the union to see how they'll adapt the salary for the people that will have to remember the code for the safe and who's gonna be legally responsible for anything that happens to the safe. Last follow-up meeting summary is "everything's going well but we'll have to modify the schedule and postpone the delivery date of a few months, let's say 6 to be safe"