Defense Department Drafts RFID Policy

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Defense Department Drafts RFID Policy

Posted by simoniker on Sunday October 26, 2003 @12:15AM from the rtfm-on-rfid dept.

Bob Wehadababyitsaboy writes "According to CNET News, the Department of Defense has announced its new policy of requiring all suppliers to use RFID chips in all goods supplied to the military by 2005, except on bulk commodities such as sand, grit or liquids. It claims that this move will help them streamline inventory and delivery of vital supplies around the world."

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Dammit... by Realistic_Dragon · 2003-10-26 00:22 · Score: 5, Funny

With improved inventory controls, how the hell am I going to get my hands on a 'surplus' tank now?

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1. Re:Dammit... by AndroidCat · 2003-10-26 01:09 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  So? Swap the tags. With "improved inventory controls", no one is going question that your surplus MRE looks rather large and tank-like.
  The attitude "The computer said so, so it must be right" is always amusing to the people who program them.
  
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Face it by NaCh0 · 2003-10-26 00:58 · Score: 4, Insightful

These high-tech barcodes are becoming commonplace if you like it or not.
cost? by Jafafa+Hots · 2003-10-26 01:00 · Score: 4, Funny

are the RFID tags gonna cost taxpayers $6k each?

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RFID mines by mlush · 2003-10-26 01:01 · Score: 4, Interesting

Build a RFID detector into a mines, boobytraps etc. If your in RFID range your in the killzone
Exceptions the rule... by Dareth · 2003-10-26 01:13 · Score: 4, Funny

except on bulk commodities such as sand, grit or liquids.

Soldier: Hey these grits taste like sand!
Cook: Don't yell at me, we aint got those fancy smancy RFID tags in all our stuff so we can tell our shirts from our underwear!

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Re:Prediction... by mickwd · 2003-10-26 02:03 · Score: 4, Funny

Captain: Private, you've done the electronic sweep, are there any enemy soldiers nearby ?

Private: No, SIR. But there's a pair of boots, a combat jacket and a rifle hiding behind that tree.....
Please tell me... by mhotas · 2003-10-26 02:43 · Score: 4, Funny

that my tax dollars are not being used to ship sand around the world. Especially to Iraq.