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Self- service U. S. - Mexican border crossing could be replicated
February 09, 2012
CBP could open more unmanned checkpoints in remote Southwest expanses and eventually add biometric ID verification, former official says.

VA gears up to buy world's largest WiFi- based location system
October 18, 2011
Sophisticated algorithms would track assets to the room and even shelf level.

Group urges U. S. to adopt electronic ID cards for citizens
September 15, 2011
Digital credentials, such as e-ID cards used in Estonia, could improve protection of personal data.

Marines buying $ 880 million worth of PCs, laptops and tablet computers
June 08, 2011
Service aims to buy more than 400,000 computers in five years

VA rolls out' smart home' project to rehabilitate brain injury patients
December 14, 2010
Florida hospital uses technology to help veterans relearn basic but important tasks such as doing the laundry and shaving.

Cyber Defender Richard Clarke Advises Weapons Protection Tech Firm - Cybersecurity...
June 08, 2011
Similar to radio frequency identification, RuBee -- typically embedded in tags on objects -- sends data to an antenna, except RuBee's signals travel through magnetic waves,...

DHS to speed traveler identity verification
December 21, 2010
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative has yet to fully impose new document requirements.

Postal Service called slow to exploit IT
October 29, 2010
Independent regulator says USPS has yet to boost revenue by switching tracking systems, selling data and collecting fees for credentials issued by local governments.

Radio Frequency Identification News & Info from Government Agencies

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in Space
September 07, 2011 | New NASA STI
Abstract: The ISS has some significant inventory management challenges. RFID solves many of these, and was deployed 8/2011. Significant issues (some unique to spacecraft)...

Assessment of RFID Read Accuracy for ISS Water Kit
August 25, 2011 | New NASA STI
Abstract: The Space Life Sciences Directorate/Medical Informatics and Health Care Systems Branch (SD4) is assessing the benefits Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)...

Radio Frequency Identification Articles from GovExec

: FEATURES:: On Guard (8/15/09)
August 15, 2009 | Alex M. Parker
Despite criticism, DHS moves ahead with programs to beef up border protection and cybersecurity.

: ADVICE + DISSENT: Managing Technology:: Unplugged (8/1/09)
August 01, 2009 | Jill R. Aitoro
Wireless technology can improve insight into an agency’s supply chain, if done right.

EPA to test use of RFID system to track hazardous waste shipments (8/30/07)
August 30, 2007 | Bob Brewin
Agency wants to get a better handle on waste generated by Mexican plants using raw materials from the United States.

: IN EVERY ISSUE:: Letters (9/1/04)
September 01, 2004

: FEATURES:: Tag Lag (1/1/08)
January 01, 2008 | Jill R. Aitoro
For the past five years, radio frequency identification has been the hot technology. So far, RFID hype has outpaced delivery.

Radio Frequency Identification on Wikipedia

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that uses communication through the use of radio waves to transfer data between a reader and an electronic tag attached to an object for the purpose of identification and tracking. RFID makes it possible to give each product in a grocery store its own unique identifying number, to provide assets, people, work in process, medical devices etc. all with individual unique identifiers - like the license plate on a car but for every item in the world. This is a vast improvement over paper and pencil tracking or bar code tracking that has been used...

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Radio Frequency Identification Videos

Calf tags mean more money
October 26, 2010 | KXMB CBS Bismarck North D

Tech Tuesday - Radio Frequency Identification
August 03, 2010 | WIAT CBS 42

ID Tags
March 10, 2008 | KXMB CBS Bismarck North D

What is RFID? - Part 4
June 11, 2007 | Watch Mojo

What is RFID? - Part 3
June 11, 2007 | Watch Mojo

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