U.S. Defense Department's RFID tag policy

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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From: "Rop Gonggrijp" <rop () gonggri jp>
To: <declan () well com>
Subject: RE: [TBP] DTIC: DoD Announces Radio Frequency Identification Policy
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 12:09:52 +0100
Message-ID: <002701c39d44$03678a00$c800000a@sony>


I wonder if they turn these RFIDs off when the goods reach the combat
area. Or is it a matter of time before we'll see Anti-Personnel Mines
that (after being stepped on) first check for a DoD inventory RFID on
the shoe before detonating ?


> DTIC: DoD Announces Radio Frequency Identification Policy
>
>
> http://www.dod.mil/releases/2003/nr20031023-0568.html
>
> No. 775-03
> IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Oct 23, 2003
> (703)697-5131(media)
> (703)428-0711(public/industry)
>
> DoD Announces Radio Frequency Identification Policy
>
> The Department of Defense announced today the establishment of a Radio

> Frequency Identification Policy (RFID).  RFID technology greatly
improves
> the management of inventory by providing hands-off processing.  The
> equipment quickly accounts for and identifies massive inventories,
> enhancing the processing of materiel transactions to allow DoD to
realign
> resources and streamline business processes.
>
> Implementation of RFID minimizes time spent through the normal means
of
> inventory processing.   This technology allows the improvement of data

> quality, items management, asset visibility, and maintenance of
materiel.
> Further, RFID will enable DoD to improve business functions and
facilitate
> all aspects of the DoD supply chain.
>
> The new policy will require suppliers to put passive RFID tags on the
> lowest possible piece part/case/pallet packaging by January 2005.
> Acknowledging the impact on DoD suppliers, the department plans to
host an
> RFID Summit for Industry in February 2004.  The RFID policy and
> implementation strategy will be finalized by June 2004.
>
> RFID policy and the corresponding RFID tagging/labeling of DoD
materiel
> are applicable to all items except bulk commodities such as sand,
gravel
> or liquids.
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