So I chatted briefly (very briefly) with the AP last week:
Report: Official Military Sites Breach Security More Than Bloggers
An Army investigative report obtained through a Freedom of Information request found that official Army Web sites violated operational security more than military bloggers.The report was obtained by the Washington, D.C.-based Electronic Frontier Foundation under a FOI request and published in Wired Magazine.
Rebecca Jeschke, spokeswoman for EFF, confirmed her organization had obtained the information through an FOI request and given copies of it to Wired. She also e-mailed copies to the Associated Press on Aug. 18.
The documents were sent to EFF by Will Kammer, chief of the defense directorate for FOI requests made to the National Security Archive.
Dave Foster, spokesman for the Army at the Pentagon, said he would seek comment on the report but it might not be available until today.
“This is about control, not operational security for the Pentagon. They’ve got an unchecked release of information coming from theater, and it makes them nervous,” said Air Force Lt. John Noonan, a blogger. Noonan, who asked that his unit not be identified, said soldiers are motivated to stay within the rules so they don’t get into trouble.
Has anyone asked why the Pentagon is more susceptible to breaches than bloggers? It’s the accountability, stupid. Soldiers and soldiers alone are responsible for comments made on their blogs (see Scott Thomas Beauchamp), whereas the folks who maintain these DoD websites have layers of bureaucracy to hide behind.
Who do you think is going to be more careful?
