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RFID's positive identification -- FCW

Wal-Mart officials require their top suppliers to use RFID tags. DOD officials have a mandate to use the tags as they try to better handle the vast quantities of materiel they ship worldwide.

Such high-visibility customers have put RFID on the map and piqued the interest of numerous organizations. In the government market, RFID is rapidly moving beyond DOD.

The Energy Department, Homeland...

DOD awards RFID contracts -- FCW

"Convoy safety slated for upgrade"

Inching closer to their goal of using passive radio frequency identification technology (RFID) throughout the Defense Department's supply chain, DOD officials awarded contracts last week to six suppliers for ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID tags.

But the target date for regulations that would mandate DOD suppliers' use of the technology remains murky. Early tests...

GAO: DOD wastes RFID tags -- FCW

GAO Report On Active RFID Tag Re-use

The Defense Department treats reusable active radio frequency identification (RFID) tags as disposable items, with $110 million worth of such tags purchased since 1997 used only once or twice, the Government Accountability Office reported.

DOD has used battery-powered active RFID tags, which cost $100 each and have a range of 300 feet, since the 1990s to track...

DOD clarifies RFID requirements -- FCW

Final DOD RFID Rule