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Contractors struggling to comply with Pentagon smart-tag mandate.(Up Front)

Publication: National Defense
Publication Date: 01-JAN-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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As the deadline nears for contractors to install smart tags on shipments of critical military supplies, an industry survey reveals that many companies have yet to come to grips with the new regulations.

The smart-tag technology, known as passive radio frequency identification (RFID), will...

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...become mandatory this month for all Defense Department suppliers shipping repair parts, clothing and other military gear to Defense Logistics Agency depots in Pennsylvania and California.

RFID tags electronically store information about the contents of a shipment, making it easier to sort and track the...

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