by albion » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:19 am
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Army to better monitor blogs, Web sites</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>BY Frank Tiboni<br>Published on Aug. 30, 2005<br><br><br>Gen. Peter Schoomaker, the Army’s chief of staff, wants military leaders to better monitor soldiers’ Web sites and blogs for the posting of sensitive information that could aid the enemy.<br><br>Schoomaker said some soldiers, for example, continue to post pictures “depicting weapon system vulnerabilities and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).”<br><br>“Such OPSEC (operational security) violations needlessly place lives at risk and degrade the effectiveness of our operations,” he said in a memo issued earlier this month obtained by the Federation of American Scientists and posted on its Web site.<br><br>Schoomaker said the enemy “reads” public information and uses it against U.S. warfighters. He said the Army must do a better job in OPSEC and he expects to see immediate improvement.<br><br>[...]<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.fcw.com/article90522-08-30-05-Web">www.fcw.com/article90522-08-30-05-Web</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i></i>
