Military

Internet cafes coming for troops on the ground

Maintaining morale during a conflict is an integral part of any military's overall strategy. Enabling soldiers to communicate with the outside world while in theater is one effective way to do so, prompting the Defense Information Systems Agency to investigate the possibility of having Internet cafes for the troops.

DISA is currently looking for vendors who would be able to manage such cafes as-a-service, Infrastructure Development Executive Jack Wilmer said during the agency's Forecast to Industry on Nov. 2.

"This is a new mission for DISA and a pretty exciting mission," Wilmer said. "This is what provides Internet cafes for deployed forces down-range."