Earlier this month, the DoD Inspector General’s Office released a report that found the F-35 Joint Program Office has not adequately tracked the government furnished property (GFP) used to build the fighter jets. Specifically the report found: “DoD officials did not account for and manage F‑35 Program Government property, including recording the property in an accountable [...]
Item Unique Identification or IUID, is an essential component for maintaining compliance with US Department of Defense equipment contracts. IUID refers to the permanent marking method used to give equipment a unique ID. Item Unique Identification compliance is critical for all Defense contractors that either manage or supply equipment to the DoD. IUID Data IUID [...]
I just returned from Deltek Insight 2018 in Dallas, Texas. It was an incredible conference bringing together more than 3,000 project professionals to share the latest in technology and best practices. We are very excited about our software integration with Deltek Costpoint and for the opportunity to have been included at Deltek Insight 2018 and [...]
Recently, as part of the A2B Tracking’s Webinar Series, Sharrieff Christmas and I, Dan Faria, discussed Reporting Assets to the IUID Registry and how it can impact a government audit. For this post I want to talk about how to be fully prepared for a government property audit. The Department of Defense (DoD) is being [...]
Sharrieff Christmas, A2B Tracking’s Sales Manager, will present on RFID Technology at the 2018 NPMA NES Conference. The National Property Management Association (NPMA) will host their annual conference on August 6 – Aug 8, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The event is NPMA’s premier educational seminar for property professionals and government property managers from across the [...]
Pat Jacklets, A2B Tracking’s Asset Management Expert, will be a featured speaker at the 2018 NPMA NES Conference. The National Property Management Association (NPMA) will host their annual conference on August 6 – Aug 8, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The event is NPMA’s premier educational seminar for property professionals and government property managers from across [...]
Peter Collins, A2B Tracking’s Founder and CEO, will be a featured speaker at the 2018 NPMA NES Conference. The National Property Management Association (NPMA) will host their annual conference on August 6 – Aug 8, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The event is NPMA’s premier educational seminar for property professionals and government property managers from across [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
