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[Editorial]
Army Shares Ideas Through MilBook

Jack Browne  |  ED Online ID #22313 |  January 21, 2010

Social networking, through such web sites as Facebook, has become something of a phenomena, if not a way of life, for some folks. But who would have thought such a trend would impact the US Army. But, in fact, through a new professional networking tool called MilBook, the Army’s technology community can now share ideas via a firewalled network. MilBook, which is part of a suite of tools for the Army, has reached 18,000 users since its inception in October 2009. According to Justin Filler, Deputy Director of the MilTech Solutions Office, an Army organization, “The MilSuite application allows the professional DoD community to share information amongst themselves that is only intended for the internal community.”

MilBook helps create discussion threads for the exchange of sensitive ideas, such as Army policies. Information can be restricted to a specific individual, or shared within the entire MilBook community, but it always remains secure behind the firewall. The tool can also be used to locate personnel who might have switched locations due to reassignment. MilSuite is assigned to the MilTech Solutions Office, a government organization of the Army’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) working in partnership with Product Manager, Acquisition Business.








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Reader Comments

Of course it's a security risk. Every tool is a potential security risk, it depends on how people use them. I wonder if they have some accounting to allow people to choose what security clearance is required to see someone's "public" information - a more secure system would enforce a rule that people can only see content produced by those with the same, or lower, security clearance.

Para Noid -January 25, 2010   (Article Rating: )

Social Engineering. A Security Briefing at a DOD Contractor used this as an example of a blatant security risk with possible grave consequences. This is exactly the example used. I wish for your organization to remove me from further contact. "UNSUBSCRIBE"

Anonymous -January 21, 2010

Bravo for Army open truth and "transparency" vs wat I observed to be perennial DoD problems hidden under pretense of "National security."

JJ Stapleton, Pte. -January 21, 2010   (Article Rating: )