Mashups and Microformats in the Battlefield

Aggregating information contained in web pages is getting simpler for organizations with the adoption of Enterprise 2.0 applications and web services. It was only a matter of time before our national security departments would take notice of the easy accessibility and the wide variety of uses made available through these applications.

The latest article in eWeek discusses the future plans of the U.S. Department of Defense to start using mashups and microformats to help better communicate with soldiers and high ranking officials on the battlefront. Ann Malloy, an expert from Pentagon contractor Mitre mentions:

"The new generation of war fighters is aware of this kind of technology. They are using this stuff to communicate on the battle field... So let's bring it into the fold."

Clearly, the DOD seems to be starting on the right foot, but when will an announcement be made regarding plans on establishing a file-sharing system to improve on collaboration efforts? Innovations in Enterprise 2.0 applications will provide national security departments with an abundance of web services that can be utilized. How soon will they incorporate these Web 2.0 technologies is the next question to be answered…