Thirteen U.S. Government Agencies to Use RFID

Filed in archive Market Size on May 31, 2005

If you are interested in pursuing RFID opportunities at the Federal level, or if you just like to know what's going on in the government, then you may be interested in a brand new report about RFID issued Friday by the General Accounting Office.

The report found that 13 U.S. government agencies have implemented or are planning to implement RFID in some form.

Twenty-four different applications or uses of RFID are noted -- everything from smart containers, to tracking case files, to warehouse management.

The report also notes that different standards have been adopted for the RFID applications.

What was the purpose of the report? Here is what the report says:

"Accordingly, GAO was requested to discuss considerations surrounding RFID technology implementation in the federal government. Specifically, GAO was asked to (1) provide an overview of the technology; (2) identify the major initiatives at federal agencies that use or propose to use the technology; (3) discuss the current standards, including those for interoperability, that exist; (4) discuss potential legal issues that the 24 Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Act agencies have identified in their planning for technology implementation; and (5) discuss security and privacy considerations surrounding the technology and the tools and practices available to mitigate them. The Office of Management and Budget agreed with the contents of this report. "

Download a copy of the 41-page GAO report here (PDF).