[Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] Legal obligation to report Wikipedia

[Nathan]

I'd look it up, but its really irrelevant.

On Jan 2, 2008 9:50 PM, NavouWiki <navouwiki at gmail.com> wrote:
> Nathan
>
> Now we have seen the up to date Army regulation.  Is that the most up to
> date AF one.  Can you source it so that we can verify it? :)
>
>
> Mercury
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>
> To clarify:
>
> Article 78 of the UCMJ states that any person subject to this chapter
> who, knowing that an offense punishable by this chapter has been
> committed, receives, comforts, or assists the offender in order to
> hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial, or punishment shall be
> punished as a court-martial may direct.
>
> Article 92 of the UCMJ states that 1) any person subject to this
> chapter who violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or
> regulation, 2) having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by
> any member of the armed forces, which it is his duty to obey, fails to
> obey the order (so branch of service is irrelevant)
>
> 5 C.F.R. 2635.704 of US Code states that all employees of the
> Department of Defense have a duty to protect and conserve Government
> property, and to refrain from using or allowing its use for purposes
> other than those for which it is made available to the public or those
> authorized in accordance with law or regulation.
>
> This is the specific Air Force regulation on Internet use.  It's in
> caps, because the Air Force does it that way:
>
>
>  4. INTERNET USE. GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT,
> INCLUDING ELECTRONIC MAIL AND INTERNET SYSTEMS, ALONG WITH THEIR
> ASSOCIATED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, ARE FOR OFFICIAL AND AUTHORIZED
> PURPOSES ONLY. COMMANDERS MAY AUTHORIZE INCIDENTAL USE WHICH: DOES NOT
> INTERFERE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES; IS OF REASONABLE
> DURATION AND FREQUENCY; SERVES A LEGITIMATE AIR FORCE INTEREST, SUCH
> AS,ENHANCING PROFESSIONAL OR MILITARY EDUCATION; AND DOES NOT
> OVERBURDEN THE SYSTEM OR CREATE ANY SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO
> THE AIR FORCE. A GOVERNMENT SUBSCRIPTION FOR COMMERCIAL INTERNET
> SERVICES OR FEE-FOR-USE SERVICES MUST BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO USING
> GOVERNMENT OWNED EQUIPMENT TO ACCESS THESE COMMERCIAL SERVICES. ACCESS
> TO AIR FORCE NETWORK TERMINAL SERVERS FROM HOME WILL BE LIMITED TO
> OFFICIAL USE.
>
> UCMJ lists out criminal procedures.  Military regulations are
> established by each
> department of the Department of Defense.  But they're the same, and
> officers are obligated by Article 92 to follow the regulations of any
> of the armed forces.  Their some differences in regs (like it's
> unlikely that the Air Force has any regs with respect to submarines,
> and the Navy unlikely has any regs that deal with B-52 bombers).
>
> On Jan 2, 2008 9:36 PM, Durova <nadezhda.durova at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It also appears that OrangeMarlin was quoting an outdated version of the
> > Army regulation.  An excerpt from the linked 2005 revision follows:
> >
> > http://docs.usapa.belvoir.army.mil/jw2/xmldemo/r25_1/head.asp
> >
> >
> > *e. Authorized uses of communication systems. Authorized use includes
> brief
> > communications made by DOD employees while they are traveling on
> Government
> > business to notify family members of transportation or schedule changes.
> > They also include personal communications from the DOD employee's usual
> > workplace that are most reasonably made while at the work place (such as
> > checking in with spouse or minor children; scheduling doctor and auto or
> > home repair appointments; brief Internet searches; e-mailing directions to
> > visiting relatives). Such communications may be permitted, provided they -
> *
> >
> > *(1) Do not adversely affect the performance of official duties by the
> > employee or the employee's organization. *
> >
> > *(2) Are of reasonable duration and frequency, and, whenever possible, are
> > made during the employee's personal time, such as during lunch, break, and
> > other off-duty periods). *
> >
> > -Durova
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