Government RFID: Study Finds Government Application of RFID Technology at the ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... Government technology executives see IT innovation, including the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies, as ...

... Government technology executives see IT innovation, including the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies, as key to achieving their organizational strategy, according to a new report by BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE: BE), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and Federal Computer Week magazine. However, while most respondents view RFID as an emerging technology that will improve government processes and are investigating application opportunities for RFID, few organizations have actually deployed the technology. ...

The survey was conducted by BearingPoint, Inc., the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and Federal Computer Week. More than 170 government IT executives participated. The survey, which was conducted from mid-September to mid-October 2004, was developed to uncover the drivers and barriers for adoption of RFID technologies within the government and to identify the applications viewed as offering the greatest potential for benefit and return on investment. BearingPoint, Federal Computer Week and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) will present the results of the RFID in Government Survey in a webinar on December 8, 2004, at 1 PM EST.