IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct 23, 2003
(703)697-5131(media)
(703)428-0711(public/industry)

DoD Announces Radio Frequency Identification Policy

The Department of Defense announced today the establishment of a Radio
Frequency
Identification Policy (RFID). RFID technology greatly improves the
management of
inventory by providing hands-off processing. The equipment quickly
accounts for and
identifies massive inventories, enhancing the processing of materiel
transactions to
allow DoD to realign resources and streamline business processes.

Implementation of RFID minimizes time spent through the normal means of
inventory
processing. This technology allows the improvement of data quality, items
management, asset visibility, and maintenance of materiel. Further,
RFID will
enable DoD to improve business functions and facilitate all aspects of
the DoD
supply chain.

The new policy will require suppliers to put passive RFID tags on the lowest
possible piece part/case/pallet packaging by January 2005.
Acknowledging the impact
on DoD suppliers, the department plans to host an RFID Summit for
Industry in
February 2004. The RFID policy and implementation strategy will be
finalized by
June 2004.

RFID policy and the corresponding RFID tagging/labeling of DoD materiel are
applicable to all items except bulk commodities such as sand, gravel or
liquids.

OK..
What's this all mean ??

In article , Burr
writes:


IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct 23, 2003
(703)697-5131(media)
(703)428-0711(public/industry)

DoD Announces Radio Frequency Identification Policy

The Department of Defense announced today the establishment of a Radio
Frequency
Identification Policy (RFID). RFID technology greatly improves the
management of
inventory by providing hands-off processing. The equipment quickly
accounts for and
identifies massive inventories, enhancing the processing of materiel
transactions to
allow DoD to realign resources and streamline business processes.

Implementation of RFID minimizes time spent through the normal means of
inventory
processing. This technology allows the improvement of data quality, items
management, asset visibility, and maintenance of materiel. Further,
RFID will
enable DoD to improve business functions and facilitate all aspects of
the DoD
supply chain.

The new policy will require suppliers to put passive RFID tags on the lowest
possible piece part/case/pallet packaging by January 2005.
Acknowledging the impact
on DoD suppliers, the department plans to host an RFID Summit for
Industry in
February 2004. The RFID policy and implementation strategy will be
finalized by
June 2004.

RFID policy and the corresponding RFID tagging/labeling of DoD materiel are
applicable to all items except bulk commodities such as sand, gravel or
liquids.

"Maybe" we can get/find more Gov. freq.'s

"maybe" they will tell us what Freq.'s they are using.

Burr

Diverd4777 wrote:
OK..
What's this all mean ??

In article , Burr
writes:


IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct 23, 2003
(703)697-5131(media)
(703)428-0711(public/industry)

DoD Announces Radio Frequency Identification Policy

The Department of Defense announced today the establishment of a Radio
Frequency
Identification Policy (RFID). RFID technology greatly improves the
management of
inventory by providing hands-off processing. The equipment quickly
accounts for and
identifies massive inventories, enhancing the processing of materiel
transactions to
allow DoD to realign resources and streamline business processes.

Implementation of RFID minimizes time spent through the normal means of
inventory
processing. This technology allows the improvement of data quality, items
management, asset visibility, and maintenance of materiel. Further,
RFID will
enable DoD to improve business functions and facilitate all aspects of
the DoD
supply chain.

The new policy will require suppliers to put passive RFID tags on the lowest
possible piece part/case/pallet packaging by January 2005.
Acknowledging the impact
on DoD suppliers, the department plans to host an RFID Summit for
Industry in
February 2004. The RFID policy and implementation strategy will be
finalized by
June 2004.

RFID policy and the corresponding RFID tagging/labeling of DoD materiel are
applicable to all items except bulk commodities such as sand, gravel or
liquids.

"Burr" wrote in message
...
"Maybe" we can get/find more Gov. freq.'s

"maybe" they will tell us what Freq.'s they are using.

Burr


There's a few frequencies he

http://www.rf-id.com/toc.htm

Frank Dresser

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:08:51 GMT, Burr
wrote:



DoD Announces Radio Frequency Identification Policy

snip

The new policy will require suppliers to put passive RFID tags on the lowest
possible piece part/case/pallet packaging by January 2005.
Acknowledging the impact
on DoD suppliers, the department plans to host an RFID Summit for
Industry in
February 2004. The RFID policy and implementation strategy will be
finalized by
June 2004.

Ya Walmart and the rest of the big retailers will be doing it soon
too. Makes taking in a replenishment shipment in a breeze. Checkout
will also be easy to the point of duplicating the functions of the
cashier except for taking money and handing over a bag and receipt.

Side effect is the RFID stays in the product for life. Not sure what
that might imply, but potentially every store you shop could know
where you have been shopping.

Endtimes ministries on 7315 khz @ 0200 UTC is pretty freaked out
about it. They say its the mark of the beast. But they also say Rome
and the Catholic Church are end times Babylon, so go figure.

(Diverd4777) wrote in message ...
OK..
What's this all mean ??

Eventually this will mean that people who are hired to manually
inventory retail merchandise will be out of a job and that
"shrinkage", whether through shoplifting or employee theft, will be
curtailed. I think what is involved here is the attachment of tiny
radio transmitters to each piece of merch which will afford immediate
and accurate inventory control.

Regards,

Grumpus



In article , Burr
writes:


IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct 23, 2003
(703)697-5131(media)
(703)428-0711(public/industry)

DoD Announces Radio Frequency Identification Policy

The Department of Defense announced today the establishment of a Radio
Frequency
Identification Policy (RFID). RFID technology greatly improves the
management of
inventory by providing hands-off processing. The equipment quickly
accounts for and
identifies massive inventories, enhancing the processing of materiel
transactions to
allow DoD to realign resources and streamline business processes.

Implementation of RFID minimizes time spent through the normal means of
inventory
processing. This technology allows the improvement of data quality, items
management, asset visibility, and maintenance of materiel. Further,
RFID will
enable DoD to improve business functions and facilitate all aspects of
the DoD
supply chain.

The new policy will require suppliers to put passive RFID tags on the lowest
possible piece part/case/pallet packaging by January 2005.
Acknowledging the impact
on DoD suppliers, the department plans to host an RFID Summit for
Industry in
February 2004. The RFID policy and implementation strategy will be
finalized by
June 2004.

RFID policy and the corresponding RFID tagging/labeling of DoD materiel are
applicable to all items except bulk commodities such as sand, gravel or
liquids.