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 [...]
There is a common misunderstanding that the IUID Policy is only concerned with associating a unique ID# to a particular asset and then marking or labeling that asset with a compliant IUID label. Of course, marking the asset is important -- but it’s just the first step. DFARS clause 252.211-7007 makes it very clear that [...]
Our flagship asset management platform, UC! Web, was purpose-built to support today’s Government Property Managers to help them achieve sustained audit readiness. The ability to keep track of and account for critical assets and property at all times has become imperative for those doing business with the DoD. Modern Government Property Managers need a robust asset [...]
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 [...]
As a supplier or defense contractor, your ability to utilize the iRAPT system is paramount to your success. Fortunately, we have written a comprehensive guide -- iRAPT and the DoD - what suppliers and contractors need to know about iRAPT. The purpose of this guide is to help you understand what your role is as [...]
A2B Tracking announces Pat Jacklets, A2B Tracking’s Asset Management Expert, as speaker at NPMA’s Fall Education Seminar. The National Property Management Association (NPMA) will host their Fall Education Seminar on November 15 - 16, 2017 in Austin, Texas. The conference will provide four different workshop tracks: Contract Property, University / Medical, State and Local Government [...]
One of the challenges facing the Department of Defense this year is the FIAR mandate. The Financial Improvement and Audit-Readiness (FIAR) Plan has evolved and matured over the years; but, the current deadlines and regulations were set by Congress in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010. The FIAR mandate requires that the DoD needs [...]
Some organizations, when newly awarded a government contract, will attempt to create a customized approach to tracking and managing military compliance using a spreadsheet or rudimentary software— like Microsoft Access. They typically end up meeting only a small fraction of the total military IUID and RFID compliance requirements to asset and shipment [...]
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 [...]
DCMA’s attention toward IUID on assets, RFID on shipments, and iRAPT (formerly known as WAWF) reporting throughout the Department of Defense community is increasing at a rapid rate. Recent legislation, policy changes and expanded iRAPT obligations have tightened DCMA regulations and added pressure to suppliers. In this recently recorded webinar we explain DCMA’s role, the inspection [...]
