October 30, 2006

DoD Extends Generation 1 RFID Tag Deadline

Last week the Department of Defense extended the due date by which ECP Class 0 and ECP Class 1 passive RFID tags will be accepted. DoD will continue to accept these Generation 1 passive RFID tags until February 28, 2007. The original deadline was September 30, 2006.

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June 21, 2006

DoD Publishes New RFID Rule

On May 19, 2006, DoD published a rule requiring contractors to afix passive RFID tags at the case and palletized unit load level shipping packaged petroleum, lubricants, oil preservatives, chemicals, additives, construction and barrier materials, as well as medical materials to specified locations.

Those locations include Defense Distribution Depots in Albany, GA; Anniston, AL; Barstow, CA; Cherry Point, NC; Columbus, OH; Corpus Christi, TX; Hill, UT; Jacksonville, FL; Oklahoma City, OK; Norfolk, VA; Puget Sound, WA; Red River, TX; Richmond, VA; San Diego, CA; Tobyhanna, PA; and Warner Robins, GA; and the Air Mobility Command Terminals at Charleston Air Force Base, Charleston, SC; Naval Air Station, Norfolk, VA; and Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, CA.
The rule also states that after September 30, 2006, Class 0 and Class 1 Generation tags will no longer be accepted.
DoD published the interim rule without public comment.
To view the comments in detail go to http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/changenotice/index.htm.
DoD is accepting public comments through July 18, 2006, before publishing a final rule. If you have a comments you can email them to dfars@osd.mil.

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May 16, 2006

TSA Forces Port Employees to pay Cost of ID Card

According to GovExec.com, the Transportation Security Administration has released new procurement procedures to purchase secure ID cards for US ports. Language in the 2006 Homeland Security Appropriations bill requires that credentialing for the ID cards be handled by a trade association, which has drawn some controversy. Instead, there will now be a more open bidding process for the cards. A copy of the new rules are here.

Roughly 850,000 port employees will be required to purchase the ID cards to help address public concerns about port security following the Dubai Ports fiasco earlier this year. The next controversy is going to be over price -- port employees are being told they will have to pay between $105 and $139 for the ID card. Expect the unions to fight this one.

If you're interested in participating in this process at TSA, feel free to let us know.

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