RegardingID Archive | Social Security Administration Finally Moving Forward With RFID

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) is finally shifting out of its manual shipping-and-receiving process to a system based on barcodes (and soon) RFID technology, RFID Journal reports.

By going electronic, the agency was able to cut labor and operational expenses to the tune of $1 million.

It’s new RFID tagging system is intended to further streamline the administration’s shipping and receiving processes and improve outbound shipment accuracy by up 5 percent while its receiving accuracy may improve by 25 to 30 percent once all its suppliers begin tagging shipments, according to reports.

'TapThat' wins top honors at Isobar's NFC hackathon

Global communications agency Isobar has announced the winners of Create 32, Silicon Valley’s first hackathon exploring NFC technology on commercially available smart phones.

The event, held at APPNATION III from November 30 - December 1, 2011, attracted more than 40 developers and creators to develop new uses for NFC technology and produced seven working prototypes of applications in 32 hours. Each app was critiqued by a panel of NFC experts from Nokia, Google, eBay-PayPal et al. on its ability to impact a brand, business or consumer, its potential viability and its ability to change the way users experience the world.

British Columbia moves forward on CareCard upgrade

British Columbia is moving forward with plans to upgrade its CareCard program. According to The Vancouver Sun, the new card will provide access to a variety of regional services including electronic health records, driver license and school registration for children.

GPO produces credentials for Super Bowl

The U.S. Government Printing Office designed and printed an FBI special events credential that was used at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis by public safety personnel.

Maine college's OneCard goes off campus

The OneCard from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, can now be used at three off-campus restaurants with more merchants set to join.

“It’s a project we’ve been working on for some time now and its finally coming to fruition,” said OneCard Coordinator Chris Bird.

New report predicts financial and civil obstacles for biometric ID card

A new report created by the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law & Social Policy at UC Berkeley School of Law predicts a price tag of at least $40 billion for a mandatory biometric employment verification card for all U.S. workers that would utilize either fingerprint or fingervein scans.

New Zealand moves forward on national livestock ID

It looks like the New Zealand government is finally moving forward with its plan to deploy an electronic national livestock identification system, according to Beef Central.

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Social Security Administration Finally Moving Forward With RFID