Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff took to Twitter to dispel reports that his Twitter account might be in jeopardy because the Defense Department is considering a blanket ban of social networking sites.
The Pentagon is considering blocking access to Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking sires because of a U.S. Strategic Command study that concluded that the sites may pose security concerns.
Mullen tweeted late Tuesday:
Obviously we need to find right balance between security and transparency. We are working on that. But am I still going to tweet? You bet.
While Mullen claimed he would still tweet, the Marine Corps today decided to go ahead with a unilateral ban of social networking sites today in the wake of the Pentagon review.