Military tagging 97% of supplies to Iraq
But DoD’s original January 1 deadline came and went. What’s happening?
By Peter A. Buxbaum
Showing how important the Department of Defense considers its RFID initiative, already 97% of the supply pallets currently sent to forces in Iraq are being shipped with RFID tags.
As for the rest of the mandate, getting the DoD’s RFID program up and running is reminiscent one of the clichés of military life. “Hurry up and wait.”
Last year, DoD announced it was deadly serious about making a Jan. 1, 2005, RFID mandate real. That deadline has come and gone and contractors are still waiting for the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses that detail RFID tagging requirements for new contracts.
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