RFID Funding by DURBIN: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPROVES NEARLY $138 MILLION IN DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR ILLINOIS

From UNITED STATES SENATOR, ILLINOIS, DICK DURBIN ...

... "Radio Frequency Identification Technology, Vernon Hills: $3.5 million for radio frequency identification and projects associated with passive RFID, systems designed to carry data in suitable transponders, generally known as tags, and retrieve data by machine-readable means. The Department of Defense is using passive RFID to supplement bar codes for tracking items. Zebra Technologies in Vernon Hills is involved in development of this project." ...