DoD wants your 'net notes
Should service members have Facebook overseas? Should the military admit social networking is here to stay?
DoD Wants Your Comments: The Department of Defense (DoD) is in the middle of a policy review on how to manage Internet-based capabilities
like social networking and social media. These applications have a huge positive impact on certain missions like public affairs, recruitment,
internal communication, and maintaining quality of life for our service members and their families. At the same time, providing access to these
sites from official DoD networks opens those networks to security threats. To help inform the decision-making process that will balance
these concerns, DoD is seeking your input. Please consider: To what extent do Internet functions like social networking impact quality of life for military service members and families? Is access more important when service members are deployed? Are there specific Internet-based activities you feel are crucial to family bonding, family readiness, and community support? To capture your responses, DoD created the "Web 2.0 Guidance Forum"
blog: web20guidanceforum.dodlive.mil/2009/08/06/use-of-web-20-capabilities-by-military-families.
Please visit the blog and take the time to share your thoughts, experiences, and specific applications of Internet tools in the comments section. Also, please pass on the link to your family, friends, and contacts to help provide DoD leaders with the information they need to make informed decisions on Internet-based activities.
