DOD to define IT role in stability operations

we need to figure out how to help (re)build failed states as well, this is a step in the right direction:

DOD to define IT role in stability operations
The Pentagon will soon unveil a new policy for the role of information and communications technology in stabilization and reconstruction operations, a Defense Department official said today.

The document will likely be released by the end of the summer, said Al Johnson, director of integrated information and communications technology in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration.