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Homeland Security May Drop RFID Plans Entirely

Friday, February 9, 2007 in News

US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told a House committee hearing today that his department is dropping plans for RFID tags.

Chertoff said the technology isn’t the solution the Department of Homeland Security needs to keep would-be terrorists out of the United States, according to reports.

The secretary apparently expressed concerns about a survey released earlier this week that put the DHS at the bottom of the list of government departments for job satisfaction. [end] 

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