The Defense Department is unlikely to have any instant messaging scandals similar to the one that embroiled Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.). In the armed forces, misuse of online chatting doesn't just run the risk of personal embarrassment; it
The service scrubs hard drives automatically to remove any unapproved downloaded software, he said. Also, the Army has blocked Internet ports that route traffic from sites that provide IM services.

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