Defense Contractors that manage government property to FAR 52.245-1 obligations or supply assets to the US Military are obligated to comply with the Defense Departments’ IUID Policy. The IUID Policy is a series of regulations set out to define the Marking Requirements for government property and assets. For this blogpost I would like to address [...]
It goes without saying that inventory accuracy is a key component to any property management or supply chain operation. By “Inventory Accuracy” I am referring to the differences between what the system of record (or the book) says the inventory is, compared to the actual physical inventory counts. I believe it’s safe to say [...]
Sharrieff Christmas and I recently held a webinar where we discussed Reporting Assets to the IUID Registry. All too often, people make the mistake of thinking that all they need to do is get an IUID label on their asset and they will be in compliance with MIL-STD-130. Printing and applying the IUID label is [...]
As part of the A2B Tracking Webinar Series, Sharrieff Christmas and I recently held a session where we discussed Reporting Assets to the IUID Registry. For the purpose of this post I would like to talk about the specific data required for IUID asset reporting. All qualifying Department of Defense (DoD) assets - regardless [...]
2018 marks the 1st annual department-wide Audit in the history of the Defense Department. Estimates suggest that the DoD is investing approximately $350 Million to perform this audit. Comptroller, Norquist stated that by Spring of 2018, “We will have over 1,200 auditors inspecting the Department of Defense from book to floor and floor to book.” Ensuring [...]
There is a lot of discussion around Sustainable Audit Readiness in the Defense Industry right now. And for good reason, Congress has passed the FIAR Initiative which is mandating accountability and currently requiring the DoD to conduct its first annual agency-wide audit. FIAR stands for Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness and the US Department of [...]
Last week, I attended NPMA’s Spring Educational Training Seminars in Baltimore. The hotel venue in downtown Baltimore was a great setting to soak up the latest topics of concern for Property Managers from around the country. Pat Jacklets and I delivered a session with focus on audit-readiness for federal government contractors. Audit Readiness is a [...]
Our VP of Technology, Darryl Layne created this quick, 3-minute video to demonstrate the power of the A2B Tracking RFID software platform. In this Fixed RFID video demonstration, Darryl shows how a fully integrated Fixed RFID System can automatically track assets through a choke point, or portal, without human intervention. Affordable RFID Tracking Platform At [...]
The US Congress together with the current administration are holding the Department of Defense (DoD) accountable to achieve and sustain Full Audit Readiness of DoD property, plant, equipment, operating materiel and supplies starting FY2018. This audit readiness initiative is more than an investigation into accounting and record keeping. It’s a department-wide endeavor, which began in [...]
Pat Jacklets, A2B Tracking’s Asset Management Expert, and Peter Collins, CEO, will co-present a featured session on the Impact of Audit Readiness at the NPMA SES Conference. The National Property Management Association (NPMA) will host their 2018 Spring Educational Conference on April 25-26 in Baltimore, Maryland. The NPMA SES conference is designed to bring together [...]
