The Problems with a Do-It-Yourself approach to Military IUID and RFID Compliance

Most organizations, when first awarded a contract with the Department of Defense, are unprepared for the scope and depth of asset tracking and reporting that is required to be able to ship and invoice their items. This is also true for military contracts that require management of government property. Naively, these contractors [...]

By |2021-04-23T10:26:40-04:00November 1st, 2016|Blog|Comments Off on The Problems with a Do-It-Yourself approach to Military IUID and RFID Compliance

What Bezos Brings to the Table for the Defense Innovation Advisory Board

From among the nine other private sector innovators added by Secretary Carter to the Defense Innovation Advisory Board, Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, brings to the table a valuable commercial perspective on the benefits of automated technologies that the Department of Defense could benefit greatly from. The culture at Amazon lives and breathes modern Auto [...]

By |2021-04-22T16:13:57-04:00September 28th, 2016|Blog|Comments Off on What Bezos Brings to the Table for the Defense Innovation Advisory Board

Changes in Government Property Reporting

This Article Was Written by Pat Jacklets, formerly the Manager of Property Management for Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems Sector Eastern Region. She is currently A2B Tracking’s Asset Management Expert. I’ve recently returned from Nashville after attending the 2016 National Education Seminar for the National Property Management Association. I conducted two sessions – one was for the [...]

By |2017-01-29T06:39:06-04:00September 16th, 2016|Blog|Comments Off on Changes in Government Property Reporting

Understanding How the Pentagon Thinks about Tracking Assets

To understand the logic behind the US military asset tracking standards and reporting requirements, it is important to understand the strategy behind the DoD’s need for global asset visibility. The US Military Must Track Inventory All Over the Globe The Pentagon is responsible for tracking, managing and deploying assets on a global scale—hundreds of millions [...]

By |2021-04-23T11:32:44-04:00August 5th, 2016|Blog|Comments Off on Understanding How the Pentagon Thinks about Tracking Assets

3 Ways RFID Technology Safeguards the U.S. Military Armory

  Weapons tracking is a central concern to the DoD, and they have required tracking for many years in many forms to protect these important assets. In the past, government agencies have relied on punch-card and barcode systems to track weapon inventory, but these methods have proven to be inefficient and ineffective. The military continues [...]

By |2021-04-16T12:32:50-04:00July 21st, 2016|Blog|Comments Off on 3 Ways RFID Technology Safeguards the U.S. Military Armory

How iRAPT Affects Your Shipment Reporting

  The use of iRAPT and the nature of defense contracts can prove to cause various complexities in shipment requirements and reporting. This is an extremely vital part of the process. Incorrect reporting or labelling could result in snags like rejected payment or shipment from the customer. It is very important to understand how iRAPT [...]

By |2017-07-20T19:48:50-04:00June 14th, 2016|Blog|Comments Off on How iRAPT Affects Your Shipment Reporting

Staying iRAPT Compliant as a DoD Supplier

As any DoD supplier knows, it is difficult to acquire a contract with the Department of Defense. Once you have earned a contract it becomes the lifeblood of your business, and maintaining that contract can be paramount to your success. It is absolutely vital to stay compliant with DoD regulations, which includes staying iRAPT compliant in [...]

By |2018-03-19T19:51:18-04:00May 19th, 2016|Blog|Comments Off on Staying iRAPT Compliant as a DoD Supplier

iRAPT’s Role in Your Asset’s Lifecycle Events

  Since fiscal year 1999 the Department of Defense (DoD) has been driven to create a paperless invoicing environment. The Invoicing, Receipt, Acceptance, and Property Transfer (iRAPT) application has provided a secure web-based system that is actively used for electronic invoicing, receipt, and acceptance. This innovative application is now playing an important role in your [...]

By |2015-10-21T10:59:58-04:00October 21st, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on iRAPT’s Role in Your Asset’s Lifecycle Events

A Supplier’s Role in iRAPT

Do you want to do business with the Pentagon? If you do, there’s some bad news and some good news. The bad news is that winning a U.S. Department of Defense contract can be very difficult because the Pentagon is a huge bureaucracy and you might need to beat out a lot of competitors. The [...]

By |2018-03-19T20:00:16-04:00August 13th, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on A Supplier’s Role in iRAPT

The Best Marking Materials for Your Assets

The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined that it is a strategic imperative that items valued at or above $5,000, or meeting other specified conditions, be marked with unique identification. This unique identification, also known as Item Unique Identification (IUID) is an integral part of the compliance process that was previously mandated by the DoD. This permanent marketing method is used to provide a [...]

By |2021-04-19T15:38:38-04:00July 16th, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on The Best Marking Materials for Your Assets
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