By Peter Collins The last two years marked the first full financial statement audits of the Department of Defense (DoD). These were massive audits during 2018 and 2019 that covered more than $2.7 trillion in U.S. military assets. Each year, the audits were carried out by more than 1,200 auditors during 900+ site visits across [...]
Modern organizations don’t have the luxury to perform manual inventories on their assets and equipment any more. Managers are demanding better accuracy and higher efficiencies than can be achieved through clipboards and spreadsheets. Organizations need to be able to automate their asset management process in order to maintain an accurate inventory, and be able to [...]
Around the world, radio frequency identification (RFID) is transforming the way we track, trace, and manage products and assets across an array of industries. To get the full story, download our Zebra - A2B Tracking RFID Solutions eBook here. RFID replaces manual, line-of-site barcode scanning with remote locationing and tracking, using labels and tags read [...]
Annual full financial statement Audits have become the new normal for the Defense Industry. But, in 2020 there is an increased focus on the accountability of government property in the possession of contractors. This increased emphasis is putting pressure on Defense Contractors to maintain existence and completeness of all their government property, as well as [...]
Last month I hosted a webinar on IUID Compliance. We had a great audience with a broad range of organizations -- some with very little experience and others who had been managing End Items or Government Property for years. It was a great opportunity for me to go through and explain the entire IUID Compliance [...]
A2B Tracking Webinar Series presents:Government Property Audits in 2020Thursday, May 7th at 2:00pm ET Annual Defense Audits are the new normal. But in 2020, there is an increased focus on the accountability of government property in the possession of contractors. This increased emphasis is putting pressure on Defense Contractors to maintain existence and completeness of [...]
Government contractors within the DoD community are responsible for timely and accurate reporting of shipments, receipts, invoices, property and materiel. To this end, the government has created the IUID Registry to be the master repository for all asset reporting data for new, legacy and GFP (Government Furnished Property) items. In this post, I would like to [...]
The world has changed significantly in the last few weeks and has forced organizations and employees to create new working environments. Many organizations have quickly moved their employees off-site and are now faced with a host of new challenges. Some Property Managers and Government Contractors are struggling with the in-house production of their IUID Labels. [...]
RFID technology has been around since the 1940s. But in the past few years, it has revolutionized tracking and inventory for a variety of industries, helping organizations of all sizes be more productive and more accurate with a proven technology that is light years ahead of manual and barcode tracking systems. Learn about the [...]
By Peter Collins This article was written by A2B Tracking’s President and CEO, Peter Collins. It was published as a cover story in the February 2020 issue of the NPMA Property Professional magazine. To download the full article - Click here. Why Government Contractors Need RFID for Tracking Inventory and Equipment In today’s business world, data [...]
