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Costpoint users need a Government Property Management solution

In this blogpost, I would like to explain why Costpoint users who manage Government Property can benefit from A2B Tracking’s integrated solution. A2B Tracking has been working in the GovCon community for decades. Our flagship software solution, UC! Web™ has become the market leading platform for contractors who manage Government Property. Over the years an [...]

By |2023-06-29T15:29:02-04:00June 7th, 2023|Blog|Comments Off on Costpoint users need a Government Property Management solution

What is the IUID Registry?

The IUID Registry is the Department of Defense’s repository for all IUID data and the master data source for Government Furnished Property (GFP) in accordance with DoDI 8320.04. It’s purpose is to provide the government a system to manage and track end items, legacy items, updates and rebuilds, and other property. Note that Government [...]

By |2023-02-27T14:25:17-04:00February 3rd, 2023|Blog|Comments Off on What is the IUID Registry?

How Organizations Are Automating Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN)

Advanced Ship Notices (ASNs) are digital documents that are sent ahead of a shipment, via an EDI (or Electronic Data Interchange), to communicate detailed item data regarding the goods in a particular shipment. Advanced Shipping Notice Software is commonly used to automatically generate these important shipping documents. The use of ASNs are common in many [...]

By |2022-11-29T11:13:32-04:00November 29th, 2022|Blog|Comments Off on How Organizations Are Automating Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN)

Pentagon releases 2022 Defense Audit Results

The DoD released their annual department-wide Audit results for FY2022 last week and for the fifth consecutive year the Defense Department was unable to achieve a clean audit opinion.  Officially, the Inspector General issued a disclaimer of opinion on the Department’s FY 2022 consolidated financial statements. Which means the DoD did not pass the audit [...]

By |2022-11-22T17:16:01-04:00November 22nd, 2022|Blog|Comments Off on Pentagon releases 2022 Defense Audit Results

What’s the Difference Between MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129?

The key differences between these two Military Standards is that MIL-STD-130 contain the regulations for Item identification and MIL-STD-129 contain the regulations for Shipping identification. What is MIL-STD-130 Military Standard 130 (or MIL-STD-130) is the asset identification standard for the US Department of Defense that gives directions on how to mark [...]

By |2022-11-29T13:06:31-04:00November 18th, 2022|Blog|Comments Off on What’s the Difference Between MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129?

NPMA Webinar Recording

Last month, I had the distinct privilege to be a featured speaker for NPMA - the National Property Management Association. They hosted a series of educational webinars for their Asset Management Awareness Month.  As always with the NPMA, it was a great session with an engaged audience. I am really happy with the way that [...]

By |2022-04-14T15:56:28-04:00April 14th, 2022|Blog|Comments Off on NPMA Webinar Recording

How to Prepare for DCMA and your Contract Obligations

The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is an agency tasked with supporting the Department of Defense (DoD), working directly with defense suppliers and contractors. The agency oversees the compliance process that was mandated by the DoD for the acquisition and handling of certain government equipment. A central part of DCMA's mission is to ensure that [...]

By |2022-02-22T17:30:26-04:00February 18th, 2022|Blog|Comments Off on How to Prepare for DCMA and your Contract Obligations

2021 Defense Audit Results

The Pentagon completed its fourth annual Department-wide, full financial Audit this month. And for the fourth year in a row, the Defense Department was unable to achieve a clean audit opinion.  Michael McCord, undersecretary of Defense (comptroller) and chief financial officer stated that “we do not yet have a clean opinion and we have a [...]

By |2022-02-22T18:08:11-04:00November 19th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on 2021 Defense Audit Results

Costs of RFID Implementation and How to Calculate RFID ROI

Installing and deploying an RFID tracking system in your warehouse, or supply chain, obviously takes an investment. It will require time, effort and money from your organization to get an RFID Tracking system to operate properly and provide a return on your investment. To calculate an ROI on RFID, you need to know where you [...]

By |2021-11-22T15:02:24-04:00November 16th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Costs of RFID Implementation and How to Calculate RFID ROI
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