US Dept. of Defense
RFID Compliance
DEPT. OF DEFENSE RFID COMPLIANCE OVERVIEW
In November, 2005, the DFARS mandates went into effect requiring U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) suppliers to affix passive RFID tags at the case and pallet level for shipments of certain commodities. Then in April, 2006, the DoD reduced the threshold so that most products will require RFID tagging. As new contracts get written, the requirement for RFID is...
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In November, 2005, the DFARS mandates went into effect requiring U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) suppliers to affix passive RFID tags at the case and pallet level for shipments of certain commodities. Then in April, 2006, the DoD reduced the threshold so that most products will require RFID tagging. As new contracts get written, the requirement for RFID is...
Read more GETTING REAL ABOUT RFID AND THE DOD
Before RFID, U.S. Department of Defense suppliers placed a plain paper tag on a box, checked this box off a manifest; taped the manifest to a box; and pushed the box out the door. Invoices were sent via email or fax. In 2006 the DoD began requiring suppliers to add an RFID tag to all shipments. Or so the regulations and big announcements said.The RFID tag's simple 24-digit number is transmitted electronically to...
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Before RFID, U.S. Department of Defense suppliers placed a plain paper tag on a box, checked this box off a manifest; taped the manifest to a box; and pushed the box out the door. Invoices were sent via email or fax. In 2006 the DoD began requiring suppliers to add an RFID tag to all shipments. Or so the regulations and big announcements said.The RFID tag's simple 24-digit number is transmitted electronically to...
Read more GEOTIME GLOBAL MAPPING
Currently, the DoD's Product Manager for Joint Automatic Identification Technology (PM J-AIT) is managing over 1,500 RFID read/write stations in 25 states and 20 countries around the world. These read/write stations will provide supply chain data to five In-Transit Visibility (ITV) servers. The data contained on the ITV servers provides the basis for monitoring...
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Currently, the DoD's Product Manager for Joint Automatic Identification Technology (PM J-AIT) is managing over 1,500 RFID read/write stations in 25 states and 20 countries around the world. These read/write stations will provide supply chain data to five In-Transit Visibility (ITV) servers. The data contained on the ITV servers provides the basis for monitoring...
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