...(DoD, dod.gov) is the leading user, while large retailers such as WalMart and Target are driving progress in the private sector. Implementation still faces a tangle of issues ranging from reliability to standards and privacy. But it is moving forward in selected areas where strong business cases can be made.

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All RFID tags operate by sending a radio signal to a sensor. Active tags contain their own battery power sources and can be read at distances ranging from 350 feet indoors to 1,000 feet outdoors. Passive tags rely on receiving power sent to them by a scanner, which then lets them transmit a signal. Because active tags are much more complex, they are also much more expensive, although their prices have come down in the last year from $100 to about $70. Passive tags are now under $1.

INPUT (input.com) predicts that the federal market will grow rapidly from 2004 to 2009, increasing 17% per year from $51 million to $112 million. Although the civilian market is only one-third the size of the defense market, it is expected to grow faster, at 23% per year. Forrester Research (forrester.com) counts RFID technologies as one of the top 10 new technologies for state and local government.

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